Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Wales
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Wales
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Argentina, United Kingdom
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Welsh Language Commissioner
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.
- One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
- Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
Similar To
Malayalam
English Language
Derived From
Not Available
British Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Helô
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Diolch
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Sut ydych chi?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Nos da
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Noswaith dda
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
P'nawn da
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Bore da
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
os gwelwch yn dda
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Mae'n ddrwg gennym
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Hwyl
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Dw i'n dy garu di
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Esgusodwch fi
Dialect 1
Kongu
Patagonian Welsh
Where They Speak
Kongu
Argentina
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Y Wyndodeg
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Gwynedd
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Y Bowyseg
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Powys
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Cymraeg
French Name
tamoul
gallois
German Name
Tamil
Kymrisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Welsh people
Origin
300 BC
9th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Celtic
Branch
Not Available
Brythonic
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Welsh
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
wels1247
Linguasphere
tami1289
50-ABA
Language Type
Living
Historical
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
Tamil and Welsh 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 Welsh greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Welsh language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Welsh word for "Thank You" is Diolch. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Welsh Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Welsh Difficulty
The Tamil vs Welsh difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Welsh 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 Welsh are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Welsh, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Welsh time required is 30 weeks.