Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India, Pakistan
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India, Pakistan
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
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.
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
Similar To
Malayalam
Hindi Language
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Tamil
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Dialect 1
Kongu
Pothohari
Where They Speak
Kongu
Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Saraiki
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Doabi
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Native Name
தமிழ்
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
French Name
tamoul
pendjabi
German Name
Tamil
Pandschabi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Not Availble
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Punjabis
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Modern Punjabi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Not Available
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
panj1256
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
Tamil and Punjabi 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 Punjabi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Punjabi language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Punjabi word for "Thank You" is ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā). Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Punjabi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Punjabi Difficulty
The Tamil vs Punjabi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Punjabi 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 Punjabi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Punjabi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Punjabi time required is 6 weeks.