Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
United States of America
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
United States of America
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
North America
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
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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.
- Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
- Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
Similar To
Malayalam
Apache Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
Navajo-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Yá'át'ééh
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Ahéhee'
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Yá'át'ééh
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Yá'át'ééh abíní
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
T'aa shoodi
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Not available
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Hágoónee’
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Ayóó ánííníshí
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Shoohá
Where They Speak
Kongu
Arizona
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Navajo2
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
New Mexico
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Navajo3
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Utah
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Navaho
French Name
tamoul
navaho
German Name
Tamil
Navajo-Sprache
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
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Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Navajo people
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Dené–Yeniseian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Athapascan
Branch
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Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Navajo
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Navajo Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
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Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
nava1243
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic
Tamil and Navajo 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 Navajo greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Navajo language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Navajo word for "Thank You" is Ahéhee'. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Navajo Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Navajo Difficulty
The Tamil vs Navajo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Navajo 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 Navajo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Navajo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Navajo time required is 88 weeks.
