Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Spain
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
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.
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
Similar To
Malayalam
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Hola
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Gràcies
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Com estàs?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Bona nit
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Bona nit
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Bona tarda
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Bon dia
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sisplau
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Perdó!
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Adéu
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
T'estimo
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dispensi!
Where They Speak
Kongu
France, Portugal, Spain
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Valencian
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Spain
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Ribagorçan
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Spain
Speaking Population
Not Available
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
French Name
tamoul
catalan; valencien
German Name
Tamil
Katalanisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Catalan people
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Romance
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Old Catalan
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Signed Catalan
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
stan1289
Linguasphere
tami1289
51-AAA-e
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Tamil and Catalan 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 Catalan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Catalan language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Catalan word for "Thank You" is Gràcies. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Catalan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Catalan Difficulty
The Tamil vs Catalan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Catalan 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 Catalan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Catalan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Catalan time required is 24 weeks.