Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Madagascar
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
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.
- Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
- About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
Similar To
Malayalam
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Malagasy-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Salama!
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Misaotra
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Manao ahoana!
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Alina tsara
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Manao ahoana e
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Manao ahoana e
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Maraina tsara
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
azafady
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Miala tsiny
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Veloma!
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Tiako ianao.
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Azafady
Dialect 1
Kongu
Eastern Malagasy
Where They Speak
Kongu
Merina
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Western Malagasy
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Sakalava
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
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Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
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How Many People Speak?
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
தமிழ்
Fiteny Malagasy
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Malagasy Sign Language
French Name
tamoul
malgache
German Name
Tamil
Malagassi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
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Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Malagasy people
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
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Austronesian
Branch
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Indonesian
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
standard Malagasy
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
tam
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Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
mala1537
Linguasphere
tami1289
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Verb-Object-Subject
Language Morphological Typology
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Tamil and Malagasy 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 Malagasy greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Malagasy language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Malagasy word for "Thank You" is Misaotra. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Malagasy Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Malagasy Difficulty
The Tamil vs Malagasy difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Malagasy 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 Malagasy are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Malagasy, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Malagasy time required is Not Available.