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
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Turkish-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Tamil
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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
  
26,000,000.00
  
9
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
  
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
  
21
75.00 million
  
23
Native Speakers
70.00 million
  
15
60.00 million
  
20
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million
  
24
15.00 million
  
18
Native Name
தமிழ்
  
Türkçe
  
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
Anatolian, Türkisch
  
French Name
tamoul
  
turc
  
German Name
Tamil
  
Türkisch
  
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
[ˈtyɾct͡ʃɛ]
  
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Turkish
  
Origin
300 BC
  
c. 1350
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Turkic Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Turkic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Southwestern(Oghuz)
  
Language Forms
  
  
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 1
ta
  
tr
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tam
  
tur
  
ISO 639 2/B
tam
  
tur
  
ISO 639 3
tam
  
tur
  
ISO 639 6
tam
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
  
nucl1301
  
Linguasphere
tami1289
  
44-AAB-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
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.