Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Vietnam
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Vietnam
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Czech Republic
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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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 vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
- The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
Similar To
Malayalam
Chinese Language
Derived From
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Chinese Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Xin chào
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Cam on
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Bạn khỏe không?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Chúc ngủ ngon
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Chào buổi tối
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Chào buổi trưa
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Chào buổi sáng
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
xin vui lòng
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Xin lỗi
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Tạm biệt
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
tôi yêu bạn
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Xin loi
Dialect 1
Kongu
Northern Vietnamese
Where They Speak
Kongu
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
North-central Vietnamese
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Mid-Central Vietnamese
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien
Native Name
தமிழ்
tiếng việt (㗂越)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
French Name
tamoul
vietnamien
German Name
Tamil
Vietnamesisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern)
[tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Vietnamese (Kinh) people
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austroasiatic Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Standard Vietnamese
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Vietnamese sign languages
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
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Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
viet1252
Linguasphere
tami1289
46-EBA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic, Isolating
Tamil and Vietnamese 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 Vietnamese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Vietnamese language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Vietnamese word for "Thank You" is Cam on. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Vietnamese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Vietnamese Difficulty
The Tamil vs Vietnamese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Vietnamese 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 Vietnamese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Vietnamese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Vietnamese time required is 44 weeks.