Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India, No official status
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
Similar To
Malayalam
Maithili and Magahi
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
प्रणाम (prannam)
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
राम राम (raam raam)
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
प्रणाम (prannam)
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Dialect 1
Kongu
Caribbean Hindustani
Where They Speak
Kongu
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Fiji Hindi
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Tharu Bhojpuri
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
India
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
French Name
tamoul
bhojpuri
German Name
Tamil
Bhojpuri
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Not Available
Origin
300 BC
19th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Bhojpuri
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
No data Available
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
bhoj1246
Linguasphere
tami1289
59-AAF-sa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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Tamil and Bhojpuri 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 Tamil and Bhojpuri greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Bhojpuri language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Bhojpuri word for "Thank You" is धन्वाद (dhanvaad). Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Bhojpuri Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Bhojpuri Difficulty
The Tamil vs Bhojpuri difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Bhojpuri 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 Tamil and Bhojpuri are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Bhojpuri, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Bhojpuri time required is 44 weeks.