Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India
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.
- Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
- Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original language.
Similar To
Malayalam
Kannada Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Tamil
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Namaskara
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Mast Upakara.
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Yencha Ullar?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
yedde rathre
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
yedde baiyya
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
yedde madhyana
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
yedde kaande
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Daya maltadu
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Yenna thapu aandu
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Barpe
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Kshamisi
Dialect 1
Kongu
Brahmin tulu
Where They Speak
Kongu
Tamil Nadu
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Jain
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Girijan
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Tamil Nadu
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa
French Name
tamoul
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German Name
Tamil
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Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
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Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Tuluva
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Tulu
Language Position
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
No data available
ISO 639 2/T
tam
Not Available
ISO 639 2/B
tam
Not Available
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
tulu1258
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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Tamil and Tulu 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 Tulu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Tulu language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Tulu word for "Thank You" is Mast Upakara.. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Tulu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Tulu Difficulty
The Tamil vs Tulu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Tulu 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 Tulu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Tulu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Tulu time required is 44 weeks.
