Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Portugal
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
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.
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
Similar To
Malayalam
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Olá
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
obrigado
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Como você está?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
boa noite
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
boa Noite
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
boa Tarde
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
bom Dia
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Por Favor
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
pesaroso
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
tchau
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
desculpe me
Dialect 1
Kongu
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
Kongu
Brazil
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Portugal
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Daman and Diu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
Português
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Português
French Name
tamoul
portugais
German Name
Tamil
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Portuguese people or portugueses
Origin
300 BC
3rd Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Romance
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Portuguese
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
port1283
Linguasphere
tami1289
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Tamil and Portuguese 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 Portuguese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Portuguese language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Portuguese word for "Thank You" is obrigado. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Portuguese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Portuguese Difficulty
The Tamil vs Portuguese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Portuguese 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 Portuguese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Portuguese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Portuguese time required is 24 weeks.