Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India, Nepal
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India, Nepal
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Nepal
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.
- Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
- Maithili has rich literature.
Similar To
Malayalam
Bhojpuri Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
pranam
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
dhanyabad
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Aahan kehan chhi ?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Śubharātri
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
shubh sandhya
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
dopahar ke bad namaskar
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Suprabhaat
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
kripaya
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
maf karai
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Alavidā
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
kripaya
Where They Speak
Kongu
Nepal
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Madhubani
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
North India
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Khortha
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Deoghar, France
Native Name
தமிழ்
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
French Name
tamoul
maithili
German Name
Tamil
Maithili
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ˈmaitʰili]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Maithil
Origin
300 BC
14th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Standard Maithili
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Maithili Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
No data available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
mait1250
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 Maithili 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 Maithili greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Maithili language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Maithili word for "Thank You" is dhanyabad. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Maithili Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Maithili Difficulty
The Tamil vs Maithili difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Maithili 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 Maithili are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Maithili, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Maithili time required is 44 weeks.