Countries
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
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
- Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
- Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
- 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
Old German Language
Malayalam
Derived From
Prakrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
शुभः सायंकालः
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
कृपया (kripayā)
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Not present
Kongu
Where They Speak
Not Available
Kongu
Dialect 2
Not present
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Not Available
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
Not present
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Not Available
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Not Available
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
sanskrit
tamoul
German Name
Sanskrit
Tamil
Pronunciation
[səmskr̩t̪əm]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Tamil people or Tamilans
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Vedic Sanskrit
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Sanskrit
Modern Tamil
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
sans1269
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Language Type
Ancient
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Not Available
Sanskrit 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 Sanskrit and Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Sanskrit and Tamil language. Sanskrit word for "Hello" is नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ) or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Sanskrit Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Sanskrit vs Tamil Difficulty
The Sanskrit vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Sanskrit 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 Sanskrit and Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Sanskrit and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Sanskrit is 20 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.