Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Malaysia
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Indonesia
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Thailand
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
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.
- One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
- Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
Similar To
Malayalam
Indonesian Language
Derived From
Not Available
Tamil Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Hai
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
terima kasih
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Apa khabar?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Selamat Malam
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Selamat Petang
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Selamat tengah hari
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Selamat pagi
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
sila
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
maaf
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Selamat tinggal
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Saya sayang kamu
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Maafkan saya
Where They Speak
Kongu
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Pekal
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Musi
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
Bahasa melayu
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
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French Name
tamoul
malais
German Name
Tamil
Malaiisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
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Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Pluricentric Standard Malay
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Malaysian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
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Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
stan1306
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative
Tamil and Malaysian 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 Malaysian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Malaysian language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Malaysian word for "Thank You" is terima kasih. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Malaysian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Malaysian Difficulty
The Tamil vs Malaysian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Malaysian 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 Malaysian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Malaysian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Malaysian time required is 36 weeks.