Countries
India
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
India
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Not Available
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
- Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original language.
- 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.
Similar To
Kannada Language
Malayalam
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Tamil
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Namaskara
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Mast Upakara.
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Yencha Ullar?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
yedde rathre
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
yedde baiyya
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
yedde madhyana
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
yedde kaande
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Daya maltadu
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Yenna thapu aandu
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Barpe
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Kshamisi
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Brahmin tulu
Kongu
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu
Kongu
Dialect 2
Jain
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
Girijan
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Alternative Names
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
Not Available
tamoul
German Name
Not Available
Tamil
Pronunciation
Not Available
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Tuluva
Tamil people or Tamilans
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Tulu
Modern Tamil
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
ta
ISO 639 2/T
Not Available
tam
ISO 639 2/B
Not Available
tam
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
tulu1258
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Tulu and Tamil 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 Tulu and Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tulu and Tamil language. Tulu word for "Hello" is Namaskara or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Tulu Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tulu vs Tamil Difficulty
The Tulu vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tulu Alphabets and Tamil 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 Tulu and Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tulu and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tulu is 44 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.