Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
European Union, Ireland
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Ireland
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Ireland
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
United Kingdom
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Foras na Gaeilge
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 Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
Similar To
Malayalam
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Dia dhuit
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Go raibh maith agat
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Conas atá tú ?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Oíche mhaith
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
le do thoil
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Tá brón orm
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Slán
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Is breá liom thú
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Gabh mo leithscéal
Dialect 1
Kongu
Connacht Irish
Where They Speak
Kongu
Connacht
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Munster Irish
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Munster
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Ulster Irish
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Ulster
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
French Name
tamoul
irlandais moyen
German Name
Tamil
Mittelirisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Irish people
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
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Celtic
Branch
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Goidelic
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Language Position
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Irish Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
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Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
iris1253
Linguasphere
tami1289
50-AAA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
Tamil and Irish 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 Irish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Irish language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Irish word for "Thank You" is Go raibh maith agat. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Irish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Irish Difficulty
The Tamil vs Irish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Irish 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 Irish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Irish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Irish time required is 36 weeks.