Countries
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
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 in
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Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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)
Where They Speak
Netherlands
Kongu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Low Saxon
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Limburgian
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Belgium, Netherlands
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
Not Available
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
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Not Available
Branch
Western
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Standard Dutch
Modern Tamil
Signed Forms
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
mode1257
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
52-ACB-a
tami1289
Language Type
Historical
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Not Available
Dutch 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 Dutch and Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Dutch and Tamil language. Dutch word for "Hello" is Hallo or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Dutch Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Dutch vs Tamil Difficulty
The Dutch vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Dutch 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 Dutch and Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Dutch and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Dutch is 24 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.
