Countries
United States of America
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
United States of America
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
North America
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Not Available
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
- Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
- 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
Apache Language
Malayalam
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
Navajo-Alphabets.jpg#200
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Yá'át'ééh
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Ahéhee'
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Yá'át'ééh
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Yá'át'ééh abíní
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
T'aa shoodi
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Not available
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Hágoónee’
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Ayóó ánííníshí
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Shoohá
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Where They Speak
Arizona
Kongu
Dialect 2
Navajo2
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
New Mexico
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
Navajo3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Utah
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Navaho
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
navaho
tamoul
German Name
Navajo-Sprache
Tamil
Pronunciation
Not Available
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Navajo people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Language Family
Dené–Yeniseian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Athapascan
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Navajo
Modern Tamil
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Navajo Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
nava1243
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic
Not Available
Navajo 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 Navajo and Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Navajo and Tamil language. Navajo word for "Hello" is Yá'át'ééh or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Navajo Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Navajo vs Tamil Difficulty
The Navajo vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Navajo 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 Navajo and Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Navajo and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Navajo is 88 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.
