Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
- 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
French and Portuguese Languages
Malayalam
Derived From
Latin
Not Available
Alphabets in
Italian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ciao
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
grazie
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Come stai?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
buonanotte
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
buonasera
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
buon pomeriggio
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
buongiorno
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Per Favore
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
scusate
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
arrivederci
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Ti amo
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Scusami
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Romanesco
Kongu
Where They Speak
Lazio
Kongu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Central Italian
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tuscan
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Native Name
Italiano
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Italiano
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
italien
tamoul
German Name
Italienisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
[itaˈljaːno]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Italians
Tamil people or Tamilans
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Romance
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Italian
Modern Tamil
Signed Forms
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
ital1282
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
51-AAA-q
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Not Available
Italian 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 Italian and Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Italian and Tamil language. Italian word for "Hello" is ciao or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Italian Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Italian vs Tamil Difficulty
The Italian vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Italian 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 Italian and Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Italian and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Italian is 24 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.