Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Norway
  
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Norway
  
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe, South America
  
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Nynorsk
  
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
Norwegian Language Council
  
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- 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.
  
Similar To
Malayalam
  
Swedish and Danish Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Norwegian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Tamil
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
hallo
  
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
takk
  
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
hvordan har du det?
  
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
god natt
  
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
god kveld
  
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
god ettermiddag
  
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
god morgen
  
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Vær så snill
  
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
unnskyld
  
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
ha det
  
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Jeg Elsker Deg
  
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
unnskyld meg
  
Dialect 1
Kongu
  
Jamtlandic
  
Where They Speak
Kongu
  
Jamtland,Harjedalen
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
  
Sognamål
  
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Sogn
  
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Hallingmål-Valdris
  
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
Hallingdal, Valdres
  
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
  
21
5.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
70.00 million
  
15
5.00 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million
  
24
Not Available
  
Native Name
தமிழ்
  
Norsk
  
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
Norsk
  
French Name
tamoul
  
norvégien nynorsk; nynorsk, norvégien
  
German Name
Tamil
  
Nynorsk
  
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
[nɔʂk] (Eastern Norwegian)
[nɔʁsk] (Western Norwegian)
  
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Norwegians
  
Origin
300 BC
  
c. 1300 AD
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Germanic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Northern (Scandinavian)
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Old Norse language, Old Norwegian, Middle Norwegian, Modern Norwegian
  
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
  
Nynorsk, Bokmål
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
  
Signed Norwegian
  
Scope
Individual
  
Macrolanguage
  
ISO 639 1
ta
  
no
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tam
  
nor
  
ISO 639 2/B
tam
  
nor
  
ISO 639 3
tam
  
nor
  
ISO 639 6
tam
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
  
norw1258
  
Linguasphere
tami1289
  
52-AAA-ba to -be; 52-AAA-cf to -cg
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional