Countries
India, Pakistan
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
Pakistan
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Pakistan
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
Asia
Minority Language
India
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
- 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
Arabic and Hindi Languages
Malayalam
Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
خوش آمديد
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
گڈ نائٹ
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
سلام علیکم
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
براہ مہربانی
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
معاف کرنا
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
الوداع
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Where They Speak
India
Kongu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
India
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
Rekhta
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
South Asia
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Alternative Names
Bihari
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
ourdou
tamoul
Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
12th Century CE
300 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Modern Standard Urdu
Modern Tamil
Signed Forms
Signed Urdu
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
urdu1245
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
59-AAF-q
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
Urdu 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 Urdu and Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Urdu and Tamil language. Urdu word for "Hello" is خوش آمديد or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Urdu Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Urdu vs Tamil Difficulty
The Urdu vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Urdu 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 Urdu and Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Urdu and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Urdu is 44 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.