Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India, Pakistan
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Pakistan
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Oceania
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
India
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
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.
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
Similar To
Malayalam
Arabic and Hindi Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Ghaznavid Persian Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
خوش آمديد
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
آپ کا شکریہ
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
گڈ نائٹ
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
سلام علیکم
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
گڈ آفٹر نون
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
گڈ مارننگ
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
براہ مہربانی
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
معاف کرنا
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
الوداع
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
مجھے تم سے محبت
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
معاف کیجئے گا
Where They Speak
Kongu
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Hyderabadi Urdu
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
India
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Rekhta
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
South Asia
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Bihari
French Name
tamoul
ourdou
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ˈʊrd̪u]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Not Available
Origin
300 BC
12th Century CE
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Modern Standard Urdu
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Signed Urdu
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
urdu1245
Linguasphere
tami1289
59-AAF-q
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
Tamil and Urdu 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 Urdu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Urdu language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Urdu word for "Thank You" is آپ کا شکریہ. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Urdu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Urdu Difficulty
The Tamil vs Urdu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Urdu 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 Urdu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Urdu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Urdu time required is 44 weeks.