Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India, Nepal
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Nepal
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
People's Republic of China
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Language Academy of Nepal
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.
- Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
- Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
Similar To
Malayalam
Hindi
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
नमस्ते (namaste)
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
धन्यवाद (dhanyabad)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
तिमीलाई कस्तो छ? (timi lai kasto cha?)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
शुभ रात्री (subha ratri)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
शुभ सन्ध्या (subha sandhya)
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good afternoon
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
शुभ प्रभात (subha prabhat)
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
कृपया
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
नमस्ते (namaste)
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
म तपाइलाइ माया गर्छु। (ma tapainlai maya garchu)
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)
Where They Speak
Kongu
Nepal
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Bajhangi
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
India, Nepal
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Baitadeli
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Nepal
Native Name
தமிழ்
नेपाली (nēpālī)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Eastern Pahadi, Gorkhali, Gurkhali, Khaskura, Nepalese, Parbate
French Name
tamoul
népalais
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Gurkha, Khas people, Madhesi and Tharu
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Khas language, Gurkhali, Parbatiya, Dzongkha Lhotshammikha
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Nepali
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Signed Nepali
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
nepa1254
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative
Tamil and Nepali 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 Nepali greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Nepali language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Nepali word for "Thank You" is धन्यवाद (dhanyabad). Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Nepali Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Nepali Difficulty
The Tamil vs Nepali difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Nepali 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 Nepali are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Nepali, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Nepali time required is 44 weeks.