What is harder Tamil or Hindi?
One thing to note is Written Tamil is different from Spoken Tamil but in Hindi’s case it’s not that different. So, spoken-Hindi will become somewhat easier if you read many Hindi texts. Number of alphabets in Tamil are far less than Hindi.
Is Tamil older or Hindi?
Tamil is much older compared to Hindi. It is the oldest of the Dravidian languages and one of the longest and long-lasting languages in the world. In addition, it is regarded as one of the classical languages in India.
What are the similarities and differences between Hindi and Tamil?
Both languages came from different language families. Hindi came from the Indo-European linguistic family while Tamil is a descendant of the Dravidian languages. Hindi is written in the Devanagari script while Tamil uses its own distinctive script. Hindi enjoys the status as being one of the official languages of the country.
What are the Anti-Hindi agitations in Tamil Nadu?
While the anti-Hindi agitations have been a symbolic movement in Tamil Nadu since the 1930s, it was the 1965 protests that helped dislodge the Congress government, which had until then held fort in the state. The violent protests at the time were against the move to make Hindi the only official language.
Can Tamilians differentiate between Marathi Gujarati and Hindi?
Tamilians can easily make out the difference in between Marathi, Gujarati and Hindi languages, just with a little effort. Hindi: Hindi speakers in general can’t even differentiate in between Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Marathi. (Yes, Marathi too!
Do Tamilians know how to speak Hindi?
Tamil: Even if many Tamilians do not know how to speak in Hindi, still they usually know that there exists some language called Hindi. Tamilians can easily make out the difference in between Marathi, Gujarati and Hindi languages, just with a little effort.