Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal
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
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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.
- Santali language was an oral language till nineteenth century.
- Before the invention of Santali alphabets, Santali was written with the Bengali or Odia alphabets.
Similar To
Malayalam
Munda Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Santali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Tamil
Bengali, Devanagari, Latin, Ol Chiki, Oriya
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Henda ho
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Adi Johar
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Cet’leka menama?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Boge Ninda
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Boge Ayup’
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
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Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Boge Setak’
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Not Available
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Not Available
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Not Available
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
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Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
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Where They Speak
Kongu
India
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Not present
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Not present
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
संथाली (sãtʰālī)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal
French Name
tamoul
santal
German Name
Tamil
Santali
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
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Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Santal and Teraibasi Santali
Origin
300 BC
20th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austroasiatic Family
Subgroup
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Santali
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
No data available
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
sant1410
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Tamil and Santali 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 Santali greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Santali language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Santali word for "Thank You" is Adi Johar. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Santali Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Santali Difficulty
The Tamil vs Santali difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Santali 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 Santali are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Santali, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Santali time required is Not Available.