Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
European Union, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Transnistria, Ukraine
  
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Moldova, Romania
  
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Kazakhstan, Russia
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia, Europe
  
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Hungary, Serbia, Ukraine
  
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
Academia de Ştiinţe a Moldovei, Institutul de Lingvisticǎ al Academiei Române (Institute for Li
  
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.
- Romanian language has distinct type of grammar and phonology compared to other Romance languages.
- The earliest text of Romance language was found in the year 1521.
  
Similar To
Malayalam
  
French, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese and Italian Languages.
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Romanian.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Tamil
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
alo
  
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
multumesc
  
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
ce mai faci?
  
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
noapte Buna
  
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
buna Seara
  
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
buna Ziua
  
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
bună Dimineața
  
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Vă Rog
  
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
scuze
  
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
La revedere
  
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Te iubesc
  
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Scuza-Ma
  
Dialect 1
Kongu
  
Aromanian
  
Where They Speak
Kongu
  
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
  
Megleno-Romanian
  
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Istro-Romanian
  
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
Croatia
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
  
21
28.00 million
  
38
Native Speakers
70.00 million
  
15
24.00 million
  
33
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million
  
24
4.00 million
  
30
Native Name
தமிழ்
  
Română
  
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
Daco-Rumanian, Moldavian, Rumanian
  
French Name
tamoul
  
roumain; moldave
  
German Name
Tamil
  
Rumänisch
  
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
[roˈmɨnə]
  
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Romanians
  
Origin
300 BC
  
1521
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Proto-Romanian
  
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
  
Romanian
  
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
  
Romanian Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ta
  
ro
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tam
  
ron
  
ISO 639 2/B
tam
  
rum
  
ISO 639 3
tam
  
ron
  
ISO 639 6
tam
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
  
roma1327
  
Linguasphere
tami1289
  
51-AAD-c
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Synthetic
  
Tamil and Romanian 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 Romanian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Romanian language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Romanian word for "Thank You" is multumesc. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Romanian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Romanian Difficulty
The Tamil vs Romanian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Romanian 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 Romanian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Romanian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Romanian time required is 24 weeks.