Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Not Available
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.
- The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
- Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
Similar To
Malayalam
Bengali and Assamese
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Oriya-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Tamil
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Not Available
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)
Dialect 1
Kongu
Baleswari
Where They Speak
Kongu
India
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Ganjami
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
India
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Kosli
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia
German Name
Tamil
Oriya-Sprache
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ˈoɽia]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Odias
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Standard Odia
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Indian Signing System
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
macr1269
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Tamil and Oriya 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 Oriya greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Oriya language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Oriya word for "Thank You" is ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad). Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Oriya Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Oriya Difficulty
The Tamil vs Oriya difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Oriya 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 Oriya are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Oriya, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Oriya time required is 44 weeks.