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
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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)
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
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
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 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
dani1284
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
Danish 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 Danish and Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Danish and Tamil language. Danish word for "Hello" is Hallo or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Danish Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Danish vs Tamil Difficulty
The Danish vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Danish 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 Danish and Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Danish and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Danish is 24 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.