Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
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.
Similar To
Norwegian and Swedish
  
Malayalam
  
Derived From
Old Norse Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Danish-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Tamil
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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)
  
Dialect 1
Scanian
  
Kongu
  
Where They Speak
Sweden
  
Kongu
  
How Many People Speak
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
  
How Many People Speak?
5.50 million
  
99+
78.00 million
  
21
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Signed Danish
  
Signed Tamil
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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