Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Spain
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
- 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
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Malayalam
Derived From
Latin
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Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Hola
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Gràcies
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Com estàs?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Bona nit
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Bona nit
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Bon dia
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Sisplau
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Perdó!
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Adéu
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
T'estimo
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
Kongu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Valencian
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Spain
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Spain
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Speaking Population
Not Available
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
catalan; valencien
tamoul
German Name
Katalanisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Catalan people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Romance
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Old Catalan
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Modern Tamil
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
stan1289
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Catalan 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 Catalan and Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Catalan and Tamil language. Catalan word for "Hello" is Hola or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Catalan Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Catalan vs Tamil Difficulty
The Catalan vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan 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 Catalan and Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.
