Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
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
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
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.
- Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
- Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
Similar To
Malayalam
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Tamil
Brahmic family and derivatives
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
ഹലോ (halēā)
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
നന്ദി (nandi)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
രാവിലെ (rāvile)
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
വിട (viṭa)
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)
Dialect 1
Kongu
Judeo-Malayalam
Where They Speak
Kongu
Israel, kerala
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Mappila
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
India
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Pandy Malayalam
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
France, kerala
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla
French Name
tamoul
malayalam
German Name
Tamil
Malayalam
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Malayali
Origin
300 BC
9th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early form
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Malayalam
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
mala1464
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
Tamil and Malayalam 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 Malayalam greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Malayalam language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Malayalam word for "Thank You" is നന്ദി (nandi). Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Malayalam Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Malayalam Difficulty
The Tamil vs Malayalam difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Malayalam 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 Malayalam are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Malayalam, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Malayalam time required is 44 weeks.