Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Haiti
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Haiti
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Central America, North America
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Cuba
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)
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.
- In the year 1940, the first technical orthography for Haitian Creole was developed.
- In Haiian Creole, the word 'creole' is of Latin origin via a Portuguese term that means, "person raised in one's house".
Similar To
Malayalam
French Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Bonjou
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Mèsi
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Kijan ou yé?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Bon nwit
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Bonswa
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Bon apre-midi
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Bon apre-midi
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Souple
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Dezole
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Babay
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Mwen renmen w
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Eskize m
Dialect 1
Kongu
Northern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Kongu
Cap-Haitien
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Central Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Port-au-Prince
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Southern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Cayes
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
Kreyòl ayisyen
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
French Name
tamoul
haïtien; créole haïtien
German Name
Tamil
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[kɣejɔl]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Haitians
Origin
300 BC
17th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Haitian Creole
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
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Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
hait1244
Linguasphere
tami1289
51-AAC-cb
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Tamil and Haitian Creole 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 Haitian Creole greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Haitian Creole language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Haitian Creole word for "Thank You" is Mèsi. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Haitian Creole Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Haitian Creole Difficulty
The Tamil vs Haitian Creole difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Haitian Creole 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 Haitian Creole are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Haitian Creole, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Haitian Creole time required is 24 weeks.