Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Indonesia, Island of Madura
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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Interesting Facts
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
Similar To
Malayalam
Malay and Javanese Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Halo
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
matur nuwun
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
piye kabare?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
wengi sing apik
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Sugeng sọnten
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Sugeng siang
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Sugeng énjing
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
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Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Nyuwun pangapunten
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
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I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Kula tresna panjengan
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Nuwun séwu
Where They Speak
Kongu
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Bawean
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Indonesia
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Bangkalan
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Indonesia
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
Madurese
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
French Name
tamoul
madourais
German Name
Tamil
Maduresisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
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Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Madurese
Origin
300 BC
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Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
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Indonesian
Branch
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Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Madurese
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
No data Available
ISO 639 6
tam
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Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
madu1247
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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Tamil and Madurese Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Tamil and Madurese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Madurese language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Madurese word for "Thank You" is matur nuwun. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Madurese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Madurese Difficulty
The Tamil vs Madurese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Madurese Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Tamil and Madurese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Madurese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Madurese time required is 44 weeks.