Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
Malaysia
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Indonesia
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Thailand
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
- Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
- 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
Indonesian Language
Malayalam
Derived From
Tamil Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Hai
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
terima kasih
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Apa khabar?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Selamat Malam
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Selamat Petang
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Selamat tengah hari
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Selamat pagi
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
sila
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
maaf
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Selamat tinggal
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Saya sayang kamu
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Maafkan saya
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Where They Speak
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra
Kongu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Pekal
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Musi
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Indonesia
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
Bahasa melayu
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Not Available
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
malais
tamoul
German Name
Malaiisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Tamil people or Tamilans
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Malay
Modern Tamil
Signed Forms
Malaysian Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
stan1306
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Not Available
Malaysian 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 Malaysian and Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Malaysian and Tamil language. Malaysian word for "Hello" is Hai or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Malaysian Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Malaysian vs Tamil Difficulty
The Malaysian vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Malaysian 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 Malaysian and Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Malaysian and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Malaysian is 36 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.