Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
South 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.
- One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
- Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
Similar To
Malayalam
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Language Levels
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Rimaykullayki
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Solpayki
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Allillanchu
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Allin tuta
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Wuynas nuchis
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Wuynas tardis
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Wuynus diyas
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
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Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Pampachaykuway
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
bye
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Kuyayki
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Pampachaway
Where They Speak
Kongu
Peru
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Huánuco
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Peru
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Yaru
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Peru
How Many People Speak
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
தமிழ்
Qhichwa
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
North La Paz Quechua
French Name
tamoul
quechua
German Name
Tamil
Quechua-Sprache
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
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Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Quechua
Origin
300 BC
16th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Quechumaran Family
Subgroup
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Andean Equatorial
Branch
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Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Quechua
Language Position
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
tam
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Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
quec1387
Linguasphere
tami1289
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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Agglutinative, Synthetic
Tamil and Quechua 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 Quechua greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Quechua language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Quechua word for "Thank You" is Solpayki. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Quechua Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Quechua Difficulty
The Tamil vs Quechua difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Quechua 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 Quechua are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Quechua, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Quechua time required is 44 weeks.