Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
China, Mongolia
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
China, Mongolia
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Council for Language and Literature Work, State Language Council (Mongolia)
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.
- Mongolian was first written using Phagspa script in late 13th century.
- There is no connection between Mongolian, Japanese and Korean, but still in terms of grammar and sentence structure they are very similar.
Similar To
Malayalam
Turkish Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Mongolian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Tamil
Mongolian alphabets: Traditional Mongolian script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Сайн уу (Sain uu)
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
та бүхэнд баярлалаа (ta bükhend bayarlalaa)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Юу байна? (Yuu baina?)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Сайн шөнийн (Sain shöniin)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Сайн үдэш (Sain üdesh)
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Сайн Үдээс хойш (Sain Üdees khoish)
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Өглөөний мэнд (Öglöönii mend)
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Хэрэв (Kherev)
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Уучлаарай (Uuchlaarai)
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Баяртай (Bayartai)
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Би чамд хайртай (Bi chamd khairtai)
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Өршөөгөөрэй (Örshöögöörei)
Dialect 1
Kongu
Khalkha Mongolian
Where They Speak
Kongu
Mongolia
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Ordos Mongolian
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Mongolia
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Khorchin Mongolian
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Mongolia
Speaking Population
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
தமிழ்
монгол (mongol) монгол хэл (mongol hêl)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
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French Name
tamoul
mongol
German Name
Tamil
Mongolisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
/mɔŋɢɔ̆ɮ xiɮ/
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
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Language Family
Dravidian Family
Mongolic family
Subgroup
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Mongolian
Branch
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Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Middle Mongolian, Classical Mongolian, Mongolian
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Khalkha, Southern Mongolian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Mongolian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
tam
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Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
mong1331
Linguasphere
tami1289
part of 44-BAA-b
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Tamil and Mongolian 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 Mongolian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Mongolian language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Mongolian word for "Thank You" is та бүхэнд баярлалаа (ta bükhend bayarlalaa). Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Mongolian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Mongolian Difficulty
The Tamil vs Mongolian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Mongolian 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 Mongolian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Mongolian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Mongolian time required is 44 weeks.
