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Danish vs Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
5  
10

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland  

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe, North America, South America  

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America  

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)  

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.
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  • 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.
  

Similar To
Malayalam  
Norwegian and Swedish  

Derived From
Not Available  
Old Norse Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247  
99+
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
20  
17

How Many Consonants
18  
8
20  
10

Scripts
Tamil  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  
Hallo  

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  
Mange tak  

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  
Hvordan har du det?  

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  
God nat  

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  
God aften  

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  
God eftermiddag  

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  
God morgen  

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)  
Please  

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  
Undskyld!  

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  
Farvel  

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  
Jeg elsker dig  

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  
Undskyld mig  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu  
Scanian  

Where They Speak
Kongu  
Sweden  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
80,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Jutlandic  

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  
Denmark  

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Bornholmsk  

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  
Island of Bornholm  

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million  
21
5.50 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
19
Not Available  

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
5.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
24
Not Available  

Native Name
தமிழ்  
dansk  

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  
Dansk, Rigsdansk  

French Name
tamoul  
danois  

German Name
Tamil  
Dänisch  

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]  

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans  
Danish people or Danes  

History

Origin
300 BC  
c. 1100 AD  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish  

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil  
Rigsdansk  

Language Position
18  
16
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil  
Signed Danish  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ta  
da  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam  
dan  

ISO 639 2/B
tam  
dan  

ISO 639 3
tam  
dan  

ISO 639 6
tam  
Not Available  

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248  
dani1284  

Linguasphere
tami1289  
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Fusional  

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Tamil and Danish Language History

Comparison of Tamil vs Danish language history gives us differences between origin of Tamil and Danish language. History of Tamil language states that this language originated in 300 BC whereas history of Danish language states that this language originated in c. 1100 AD. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Tamil and Danish Language History.

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Tamil and Danish 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 Tamil and Danish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Danish language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Danish word for "Thank You" is Mange tak. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Danish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Tamil vs Danish Difficulty

The Tamil vs Danish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Danish 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 Tamil and Danish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Danish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Danish time required is 24 weeks.

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