Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
European Union, Malta
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Malta
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
National Council for the Maltese Language
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.
- Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
- Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
Similar To
Malayalam
Western Arabic Dialects
Derived From
Not Available
Roman Languages
Alphabets in
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Maltese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Ħello
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Grazzi
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Kif int?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
L-għodwa t-tajba
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Jekk jogħġbok
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Skużani!
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Ċaw
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Inħobbok ħafna
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Skużi!
Where They Speak
Kongu
Malta
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Żejtun
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Malta
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Not Present
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Malti
French Name
tamoul
maltais
German Name
Tamil
Maltesisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Maltese
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Semitic
Branch
Not Available
North Abric
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Maltese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Maltese Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
malt1254
Linguasphere
tami1289
12-AAC-c
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
Tamil and Maltese 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 Maltese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Maltese language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Maltese word for "Thank You" is Grazzi. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Maltese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Maltese Difficulty
The Tamil vs Maltese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Maltese 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 Maltese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Maltese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Maltese time required is 30 weeks.