Countries
China, Mongolia
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
China, Mongolia
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Council for Language and Literature Work, State Language Council (Mongolia)
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Mongolian was first written using Phagspa script in late 13th century.
- There is no connection between Mongolian, Japanese and Korean, but still in terms of grammar and sentence structure they are very similar.
- 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
Turkish Language
Malayalam
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Mongolian alphabets: Traditional Mongolian script
Tamil
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Сайн уу (Sain uu)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
та бүхэнд баярлалаа (ta bükhend bayarlalaa)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Юу байна? (Yuu baina?)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Сайн шөнийн (Sain shöniin)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Сайн үдэш (Sain üdesh)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Сайн Үдээс хойш (Sain Üdees khoish)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Өглөөний мэнд (Öglöönii mend)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Хэрэв (Kherev)
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Уучлаарай (Uuchlaarai)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Баяртай (Bayartai)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Би чамд хайртай (Bi chamd khairtai)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Өршөөгөөрэй (Örshöögöörei)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Khalkha Mongolian
Kongu
Where They Speak
Mongolia
Kongu
Dialect 2
Ordos Mongolian
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Mongolia
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Khorchin Mongolian
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Mongolia
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
монгол (mongol) монгол хэл (mongol hêl)
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Not Available
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
mongol
tamoul
German Name
Mongolisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
/mɔŋɢɔ̆ɮ xiɮ/
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Tamil people or Tamilans
Language Family
Mongolic family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Mongolian
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Middle Mongolian, Classical Mongolian, Mongolian
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Khalkha, Southern Mongolian
Modern Tamil
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Mongolian Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
mong1331
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
part of 44-BAA-b
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Mongolian 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 Mongolian and Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Mongolian and Tamil language. Mongolian word for "Hello" is Сайн уу (Sain uu) or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Mongolian Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Mongolian vs Tamil Difficulty
The Mongolian vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Mongolian 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 Mongolian and Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Mongolian and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Mongolian is 44 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.
