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.
- Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
- Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
Similar To
Malayalam
Old German Language
Derived From
Not Available
Prakrit Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
शुभः सायंकालः
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
शुभ दुपार
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
कृपया (kripayā)
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)
Dialect 1
Kongu
Not present
Where They Speak
Kongu
Not Available
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Not present
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Not present
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Not Available
French Name
tamoul
sanskrit
German Name
Tamil
Sanskrit
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[səmskr̩t̪əm]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Not Available
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Vedic Sanskrit
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Sanskrit
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
sans1269
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Language Type
Living
Ancient
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
Tamil and Sanskrit 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 Sanskrit greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Sanskrit language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Sanskrit word for "Thank You" is धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh). Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Sanskrit Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Sanskrit Difficulty
The Tamil vs Sanskrit difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Sanskrit 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 Sanskrit are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Sanskrit, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Sanskrit time required is 20 weeks.