Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Bulgaria, European Union
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Bulgaria
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Europe
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Ukraine
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Institute for the Bulgarian language
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.
- The only Slavic language which has lost all its grammatical cases is Bulgarian.
- The first Slavic language to be written was Bulgarian in 9th century.
Similar To
Malayalam
Macedonian language
Derived From
Not Available
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Здравейте (Zdraveĭte)
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Благодаря ти (blagodarya ti)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Как си? (Kak si?)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Лека нощ (Leka nošt)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Добър вечер (Dobãr večer)
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Добър ден (Dobãr den)
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Добро утро (Dobro utro)
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Моля (Molja)
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Съжалявам (Sãžaljavam)
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Довиждане (Doviždane)
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Обичам те (Običam te)
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Извинете ме (Izvinete me)
Dialect 1
Kongu
Kotel-Elena-Dryanovo
Where They Speak
Kongu
Bulgaria
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Panagyurishte
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Bulgaria
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Pirdop
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Bulgaria
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
български (bãlgarski)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Balgarski
French Name
tamoul
bulgare
German Name
Tamil
Bulgarisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Not Available
Origin
300 BC
9th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
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Slavic
Branch
Not Available
Southern
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Old Bulgarian, Middle Bulgarian, Modern Bulgarian
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Standard Bulgarian
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Bulgarian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
bulg1262
Linguasphere
tami1289
53-AAA-hb
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Tamil and Bulgarian 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 Bulgarian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Bulgarian language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Bulgarian word for "Thank You" is Благодаря ти (blagodarya ti). Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Bulgarian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Bulgarian Difficulty
The Tamil vs Bulgarian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Bulgarian 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 Bulgarian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Bulgarian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Bulgarian time required is 44 weeks.