Home
Languagevs


Dutch and Tamil


Tamil and Dutch


Countries

Countries
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
6  
9

National Language
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname  
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  

Second Language
South Africa  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe, North America, South America  
Asia  

Minority Language
France, Germany, Indonesia  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  

Regulated By
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  

Interesting Facts
  • Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
  • There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
  
  • 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
German and English Languages  
Malayalam  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
247  
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
12  
9

How Many Consonants
21  
11
18  
8

Scripts
Latin  
Tamil  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Hallo  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  

Thank You
dankjewel  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  

How Are You?
hoe gaat het met je?  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  

Good Night
goede Nacht  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  

Good Evening
goedenavond  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  

Good Afternoon
goedemiddag  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  

Good Morning
goedemorgen  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  

Please
alsjeblieft  
தயவு (Tayavu)  

Sorry
sorry  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  

Bye
vaarwel  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  

I Love You
Ik hou van jou  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  

Excuse Me
pardon  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gronings  
Kongu  

Where They Speak
Netherlands  
Kongu  

How Many People Speak
590,000.00  
32
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Low Saxon  
Madurai Tamil  

Where They Speak
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
16
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Limburgian  
Tirunelveli Tamil  

Where They Speak
Belgium, Netherlands  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  

How Many People Speak
1,300,000.00  
18
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
7  
7
10  
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
28.00 million  
38
78.00 million  
21

Speaking Population
0.32 %  
38
1.06 %  
19

Native Speakers
22.00 million  
35
70.00 million  
15

Second Language Speakers
6.00 million  
25
8.00 million  
24

Native Name
Nederlands  
தமிழ்  

Alternative Names
Hollands, Nederlands  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  

French Name
néerlandais; flamand  
tamoul  

German Name
Niederländisch  
Tamil  

Pronunciation
[ˈneːdərlɑnts]  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  

Ethnicity
Dutch people  
Tamil people or Tamilans  

History

Origin
AD 450-500  
300 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Germanic  
Not Available  

Branch
Western  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  

Standard Forms
Standard Dutch  
Modern Tamil  

Language Position
48  
35
18  
16

Signed Forms
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)  
Signed Tamil  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
nl  
ta  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nld  
tam  

ISO 639 2/B
dut  
tam  

ISO 639 3
nld  
tam  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
tam  

Glottocode
mode1257  
tami1289, oldt1248  

Linguasphere
52-ACB-a  
tami1289  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Historical  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
Not Available  

Summary >>
<< Code

All Dutch 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 Dutch and Tamil dialects. Various dialects of Dutch and Tamil language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Dutch are spoken in different Dutch Speaking Countries whereas Tamil Dialects are spoken in different Tamil speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Dutch vs Tamil Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Dutch dialects include: Gronings, Low Saxon. Tamil dialects include: Kongu , Madurai Tamil. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

Compare Most Spoken Languages

Dutch and Tamil Speaking population

Dutch and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Dutch and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Dutch and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Dutch language is 0.32 % 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 Dutch and Tamil on Dutch vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Dutch and Tamil Language Codes

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

Most Spoken Languages

Most Spoken Languages

» More Most Spoken Languages

Compare Most Spoken Languages

» More Compare Most Spoken Languages