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
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
HaitianCreole-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Tamil
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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
  
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
  
21
9.60 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
70.00 million
  
15
9.60 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million
  
24
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
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
  
Haitian Creole
  
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ta
  
ht
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tam
  
hat
  
ISO 639 2/B
tam
  
hat
  
ISO 639 3
tam
  
hat
  
ISO 639 6
tam
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
  
hait1244
  
Linguasphere
tami1289
  
51-AAC-cb
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
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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.