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Tamil vs Norwegian


Norwegian vs Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Norway  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
1  
14

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.
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  • 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

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

Alphabets
247  
99+
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
9  
6

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
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

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  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu  
Jamtlandic  

Where They Speak
Kongu  
Jamtland,Harjedalen  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
30,000.00  
99+

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  

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
19  
17

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
19
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  

History

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
18  
16
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil  
Signed Norwegian  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

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  

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Tamil and Norwegian Language History

Comparison of Tamil vs Norwegian language history gives us differences between origin of Tamil and Norwegian language. History of Tamil language states that this language originated in 300 BC whereas history of Norwegian language states that this language originated in c. 1300 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 Norwegian Language History.

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

Tamil vs Norwegian Difficulty

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

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