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Danish and Tamil


Tamil and Danish


Countries

Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council   
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
6   
9

National Language
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland   
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   

Speaking Continents
Europe, North America, South America   
Asia   

Minority Language
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

Regulated By
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

Interesting Facts
  • Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
  • There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
  
  • 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.
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Similar To
Norwegian and Swedish   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Old Norse Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Danish-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
29   
11
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20   
17
12   
9

How Many Consonants
20   
10
18   
8

Scripts
Latin   
Tamil   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Hallo   
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   

Thank You
Mange tak   
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   

How Are You?
Hvordan har du det?   
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   

Good Night
God nat   
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   

Good Evening
God aften   
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   

Good Afternoon
God eftermiddag   
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   

Good Morning
God morgen   
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   

Please
Please   
தயவு (Tayavu)   

Sorry
Undskyld!   
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   

Bye
Farvel   
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   

I Love You
Jeg elsker dig   
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   

Excuse Me
Undskyld mig   
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Scanian   
Kongu   

Where They Speak
Sweden   
Kongu   

How Many People Speak
80,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Jutlandic   
Madurai Tamil   

Where They Speak
Denmark   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   

Dialect 3
Bornholmsk   
Tirunelveli Tamil   

Where They Speak
Island of Bornholm   
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
10   
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
5.50 million   
99+
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
5.50 million   
99+
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
8.00 million   
24

Native Name
dansk   
தமிழ்   

Alternative Names
Dansk, Rigsdansk   
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   

French Name
danois   
tamoul   

German Name
Dänisch   
Tamil   

Pronunciation
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   

Ethnicity
Danish people or Danes   
Tamil people or Tamilans   

History

Origin
c. 1100 AD   
300 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish   
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   

Standard Forms
Rigsdansk   
Modern Tamil   

Language Position
Not Available   
18   
16

Signed Forms
Signed Danish   
Signed Tamil   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
da   
ta   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
dan   
tam   

ISO 639 2/B
dan   
tam   

ISO 639 3
dan   
tam   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
tam   

Glottocode
dani1284   
tami1289, oldt1248   

Linguasphere
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj   
tami1289   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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All Danish and Tamil Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Danish and Tamil dialects. Various dialects of Danish and Tamil language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Danish are spoken in different Danish Speaking Countries whereas Tamil Dialects are spoken in different Tamil speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Danish vs Tamil Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Danish dialects include: Scanian, Jutlandic. Tamil dialects include: Kongu , Madurai Tamil. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Danish and Tamil Speaking population

Danish and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Danish and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Danish and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Danish language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Danish and Tamil on Danish vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Danish and Tamil Language Codes

Danish and Tamil language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Danish and Tamil Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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