Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India, Pakistan
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India, Pakistan
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Not Available
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.
- Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
- Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
Similar To
Malayalam
Hindi and Urdu Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Tamil
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Assalām ‘alaikum
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Not Available
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Hach t'ochoktiya
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Hach ch'i
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Not Available
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Khuda hāfiz
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
be chus che seth mohabat karaan
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)
Dialect 1
Kongu
Kashtawari
Where They Speak
Kongu
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Poguli
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Pogul and Paristan valleys
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Rambani
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
India
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
कॉशुर / كٲشُر
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur
French Name
tamoul
kashmiri
German Name
Tamil
Kaschmiri
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[kəːʃur]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Kashmiris or koshur
Origin
300 BC
12th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Kashmiri
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
kash1277
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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Tamil and Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Kashmiri language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Kashmiri word for "Thank You" is शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya). Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Kashmiri Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Kashmiri Difficulty
The Tamil vs Kashmiri difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Kashmiri, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Kashmiri time required is 44 weeks.
