Countries
Fiji, 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, Oceania
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Central Hindi Directorate
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
- In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
- 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
Urdu
Malayalam
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
नमस्ते (Namastē)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
खेद (Khēda)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
अलविदा (Alavidā)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Khariboli
Kongu
Where They Speak
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh
Kongu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Marwari
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Bundeli
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Bundelkhand
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Alternative Names
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Pronunciation
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Hindustani people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
7th Century
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
Standard Hindi
Modern Tamil
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
hind1269
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
59-AAF-qf
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Not Available
Hindi 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 Hindi and Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hindi and Tamil language. Hindi word for "Hello" is नमस्ते (Namastē) or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Hindi Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Hindi vs Tamil Difficulty
The Hindi vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hindi 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 Hindi and Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hindi and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hindi is 44 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.