Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India, Manipur
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
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.
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
Similar To
Malayalam
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Khurumjari
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
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Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
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Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Nongale haugatl
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Chanbiduna
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Saobiganu
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Chatcharage
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
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Where They Speak
Kongu
Burma, Laos
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Pangal
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
How Many People Speak
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Speaking Population
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
தமிழ்
মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
tamoul
Meithei
German Name
Tamil
Meithei
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
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Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Meithei people
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
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Tibeto-Burman
Branch
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Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Standard Meithei
Language Position
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
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Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 1
ta
No data available
ISO 639 6
tam
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Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
mani1292
Linguasphere
tami1289
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Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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Tamil and Meithei 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 Meithei greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Meithei language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Meithei word for "Thank You" is Yamna nungaijare. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Meithei Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Meithei Difficulty
The Tamil vs Meithei difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Meithei 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 Meithei are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Meithei, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Meithei time required is 44 weeks.
