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Malaysian vs Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
3  
12

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Malaysia  

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry  
Indonesia  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  
Thailand  

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka  

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.
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  • One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
  • Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
  

Similar To
Malayalam  
Indonesian Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Tamil Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Malaysian-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
247  
99+
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
6  
3

How Many Consonants
18  
8
24  
14

Scripts
Tamil  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
36 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  
Hai  

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  
terima kasih  

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  
Apa khabar?  

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  
Selamat Malam  

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  
Selamat Petang  

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  
Selamat tengah hari  

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  
Selamat pagi  

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)  
sila  

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  
maaf  

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  
Selamat tinggal  

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  
Saya sayang kamu  

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  
Maafkan saya  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu  
Bengkulu  

Where They Speak
Kongu  
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
1,600,000.00  
25

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Pekal  

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
30,000.00  
40

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Musi  

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
3,100,000.00  
11

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
24  
20

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million  
21
175.00 million  
10

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
19
1.16 %  
14

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
77.00 million  
12

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
24
98.00 million  
8

Native Name
தமிழ்  
Bahasa melayu  

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  
Not Available  

French Name
tamoul  
malais  

German Name
Tamil  
Malaiisch  

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]  

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans  
Not Available  

History

Origin
300 BC  
c. 683 AD  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,  

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil  
Pluricentric Standard Malay  

Language Position
18  
16
54  
39

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil  
Malaysian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ta  
ms  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam  
msa  

ISO 639 2/B
tam  
may  

ISO 639 3
tam  
zsm  

ISO 639 6
tam  
Not Available  

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248  
stan1306  

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  
Agglutinative  

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Tamil and Malaysian Language History

Comparison of Tamil vs Malaysian language history gives us differences between origin of Tamil and Malaysian language. History of Tamil language states that this language originated in 300 BC whereas history of Malaysian language states that this language originated in c. 683 AD. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Tamil and Malaysian Language History.

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Tamil and Malaysian 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 Malaysian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Malaysian language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Malaysian word for "Thank You" is terima kasih. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Malaysian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Tamil vs Malaysian Difficulty

The Tamil vs Malaysian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Malaysian 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 Malaysian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Malaysian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Malaysian time required is 36 weeks.

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