Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Afganistan
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
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
Pakistan
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
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.
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
Similar To
Malayalam
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Kongu
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Kongu
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
tamoul
pachto
German Name
Tamil
Paschtu
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Pashtun
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Iranian
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
pash1269
Linguasphere
tami1289
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
Tamil and Pashto 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 Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Pashto language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Pashto Difficulty
The Tamil vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Pashto 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 Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.