Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Turkey
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Turkish Language Association
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.
- Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
- Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.
Similar To
Malayalam
Azerbaijani Language
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Turkish-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Merhaba
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
teşekkür ederim
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Nasılsın?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
İyi Geceler
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
İyi Akşamlar
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Tünaydın
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
günaydın
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
lütfen
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
üzgünüm
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Hoşçakal
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Seni seviyorum
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Afedersiniz
Dialect 1
Kongu
Azerbaijani Turkish
Where They Speak
Kongu
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Crimean Turkish
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Gagauz
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Anatolian, Türkisch
German Name
Tamil
Türkisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ˈtyɾct͡ʃɛ]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Turkish
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Turkic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Turkic
Branch
Not Available
Southwestern(Oghuz)
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Old Anatalian Turkish, Ottoman Turkish and Turkish
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Ottoman Turkish(defunct)
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Turkish Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
nucl1301
Linguasphere
tami1289
44-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
Tamil and Turkish 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 Turkish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Turkish language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Turkish word for "Thank You" is teşekkür ederim. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Turkish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Turkish Difficulty
The Tamil vs Turkish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Turkish 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 Turkish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Turkish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Turkish time required is 44 weeks.
