Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
New Zealand
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
New Zealand
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Australia, Oceania
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
Māori Language Commission
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.
- "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
- The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.
Similar To
Malayalam
Tahitian Language
Derived From
Not Available
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Hello
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Mauruuru koutou
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
E pēhea ana koe ?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Night pai
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
pai ahiahi
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Afternoon pai
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Morning pai
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Tēnā
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Aroha mai
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
poroporoaki
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Aroha ahau ki a koe
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
tukua ahau
Dialect 1
Kongu
South Island Māori
Where They Speak
Kongu
New Zealand
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Western North Island Maori
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
New Zealand
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Eastern North Island Maori
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
New Zealand
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
te Reo Māori
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
New Zealand Maori
German Name
Tamil
Maori-Sprache
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Māori people
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Polynesian
Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Maori
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
maor1246
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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Tamil and Maori 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 Maori greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Maori language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Maori word for "Thank You" is Mauruuru koutou. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Maori Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Maori Difficulty
The Tamil vs Maori difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Maori 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 Maori are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Maori, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Maori time required is 24 weeks.