Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Meghalaya
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Bangladesh, India
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not Available
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
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Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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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.
- Khasi language contain a large number of loanwords from Bengali and Hindi Languages.
- There is significant dialectal variation in khasi language, since several dialects have only partial mutual intelligibility.
Similar To
Malayalam
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Tamil
Bengali, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Kumno
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Khublei
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Kumno phi long?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
thia sukh
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
babha janmiet
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
babha noph-phai-sngi
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
khublei
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sngewbha
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Map
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
khublei
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
ieit ieit
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
map a nga
Where They Speak
Kongu
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Nonglung
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Cherrapunji
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
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Speaking Population
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
தமிழ்
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Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Kahasi, Kassi, Khasa, Khashi, Khasiyas, Khuchia
German Name
Tamil
Khasi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
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Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Khasi people
Origin
300 BC
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Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austroasiatic 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
Khasi
Language Position
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
No data available
ISO 639 6
tam
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Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
khas1269
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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Tamil and Khasi 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 Khasi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Khasi language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Khasi word for "Thank You" is Khublei. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Khasi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Khasi Difficulty
The Tamil vs Khasi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Khasi 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 Khasi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Khasi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Khasi time required is Not Available.
