Countries
Wales
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
Wales
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Argentina, United Kingdom
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Welsh Language Commissioner
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- 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.
Similar To
English Language
Malayalam
Derived From
British Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Helô
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Diolch
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Sut ydych chi?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Nos da
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Noswaith dda
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
P'nawn da
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Bore da
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
os gwelwch yn dda
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Hwyl
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Dw i'n dy garu di
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh
Kongu
Where They Speak
Argentina
Kongu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Gwynedd
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Powys
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Cymraeg
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
gallois
tamoul
German Name
Kymrisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Welsh people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
9th Century
300 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Celtic
Not Available
Branch
Brythonic
Not Available
Early Forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Welsh
Modern Tamil
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
wels1247
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
50-ABA
tami1289
Language Type
Historical
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
Welsh and Tamil 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 Welsh and Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Welsh and Tamil language. Welsh word for "Hello" is Helô or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Welsh Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Welsh vs Tamil Difficulty
The Welsh vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Welsh Alphabets and Tamil 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 Welsh and Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Welsh and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Welsh is 30 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.