Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
India, Nepal
  
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
India, Nepal
  
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Nepal
  
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.
- Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
- Maithili has rich literature.
  
Similar To
Malayalam
  
Bhojpuri Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
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Alphabets in
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Maithili-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
How Many Consonants
Not Available
  
Scripts
Tamil
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
pranam
  
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
dhanyabad
  
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Aahan kehan chhi ?
  
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Śubharātri
  
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
shubh sandhya
  
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
dopahar ke bad namaskar
  
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Suprabhaat
  
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
kripaya
  
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
maf karai
  
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
Alavidā
  
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi
  
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
kripaya
  
Dialect 1
Kongu
  
Tharuwat
  
Where They Speak
Kongu
  
Nepal
  
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
  
Madhubani
  
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
North India
  
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Khortha
  
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
Deoghar, France
  
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
  
21
32.00 million
  
35
Native Speakers
70.00 million
  
15
27.00 million
  
30
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million
  
24
2.80 million
  
33
Native Name
தமிழ்
  
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)
  
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
  
French Name
tamoul
  
maithili
  
German Name
Tamil
  
Maithili
  
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Maithil
  
Origin
300 BC
  
14th 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
  
Standard Maithili
  
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ta
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tam
  
mai
  
ISO 639 2/B
tam
  
mai
  
ISO 639 3
tam
  
mai
  
ISO 639 6
tam
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
  
mait1250
  
Linguasphere
tami1289
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
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Tamil and Maithili 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 Maithili greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Maithili language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Maithili word for "Thank You" is dhanyabad. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Maithili Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Maithili Difficulty
The Tamil vs Maithili difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Maithili 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 Maithili are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Maithili, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Maithili time required is Not Available.