Countries
Norway
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
Norway
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Europe, South America
Asia
Minority Language
Nynorsk
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Norwegian Language Council
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
- Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.
- 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
Swedish and Danish Languages
Malayalam
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
hallo
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
takk
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
hvordan har du det?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
god natt
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
god kveld
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
god ettermiddag
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
god morgen
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Vær så snill
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
unnskyld
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
ha det
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Jeg Elsker Deg
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
unnskyld meg
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Jamtlandic
Kongu
Where They Speak
Jamtland,Harjedalen
Kongu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Sognamål
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Sogn
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
Hallingmål-Valdris
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Hallingdal, Valdres
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Alternative Names
Norsk
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
norvégien nynorsk; nynorsk, norvégien
tamoul
German Name
Nynorsk
Tamil
Pronunciation
[nɔʂk] (Eastern Norwegian)
[nɔʁsk] (Western Norwegian)
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Norwegians
Tamil people or Tamilans
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Not Available
Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Norse language, Old Norwegian, Middle Norwegian, Modern Norwegian
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Nynorsk, Bokmål
Modern Tamil
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Norwegian
Signed Tamil
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
norw1258
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
52-AAA-ba to -be; 52-AAA-cf to -cg
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
Norwegian and Tamil Speaking population
Norwegian and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Norwegian and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Norwegian and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Norwegian 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 Norwegian and Tamil on Norwegian vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Norwegian and Tamil Language Codes
Norwegian and Tamil language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Norwegian and Tamil Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.