Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Turkey, Uzbekistan
  
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Afganistan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
  
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Middle East
  
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
  
Not Available
  
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.
- Uzbek is officially written in the Latin script, but many people still use Cyrillic script.
- In Uzbek language, there are many loanwords from Russian, Arabic and Persian.
  
Similar To
Malayalam
  
Kazakh and Uyghur Languages
  
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Tamil
  
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Salom
  
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
Rakhmat
  
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Qalay siz?
  
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Hayirli tun
  
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Hayirli kech
  
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Hayirli kun
  
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Hayirli tong
  
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Iltimos
  
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Kechiring!
  
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
Xayr
  
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Sizni sevaman
  
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Iltimos! Menga qarang
  
Dialect 1
Kongu
  
Tashkent
  
Where They Speak
Kongu
  
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
  
Afghan
  
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Ferghana
  
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
  
21
25.00 million
  
40
Native Speakers
70.00 million
  
15
26.00 million
  
31
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million
  
24
Not Available
  
Native Name
தமிழ்
  
أۇزبېك ﺗﻴﻠی o'zbek tili ўзбек тили (o‘zbek tili)
  
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
  
French Name
tamoul
  
ouszbek
  
German Name
Tamil
  
Usbekisch
  
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Uzbek
  
Origin
300 BC
  
9th–12th centuries AD
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Turkic Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Turkic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Southestern(Chagatai)
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Chagatay
  
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
  
Uzbek
  
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Macrolanguage
  
ISO 639 1
ta
  
uz
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tam
  
uzb
  
ISO 639 2/B
tam
  
uzb
  
ISO 639 3
tam
  
uzb
  
ISO 639 6
tam
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
  
uzbe1247
  
Linguasphere
tami1289
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
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Language Morphological Typology
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Tamil and Uzbek 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 Uzbek greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Uzbek language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Uzbek word for "Thank You" is Rakhmat. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Uzbek Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Uzbek Difficulty
The Tamil vs Uzbek difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Uzbek 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 Uzbek are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Uzbek, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Uzbek time required is 44 weeks.