Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
  
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Sweden
  
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Finland
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Antartica, Europe
  
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish 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.
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
  
Similar To
Malayalam
  
Norwegian and Danish Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Old Norse Language
  
Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Tamil
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
hej
  
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
tacka dig
  
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
hur mår du
  
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
godnatt
  
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
god kväll
  
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
god eftermiddag
  
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
god morgon
  
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
vänligen
  
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
ledsen
  
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
hej då
  
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
jag älskar dig
  
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
ursäkta mig
  
Dialect 1
Kongu
  
Dialects
  
Where They Speak
Kongu
  
Gabon
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
78,000,000.00
  
6
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
  
Dialects
  
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Georgia
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
78,000,000.00
  
2
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Dialects
  
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
France
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
96,000,000.00
  
1
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
  
21
15.00 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
70.00 million
  
15
8.70 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million
  
24
5.00 million
  
29
Native Name
தமிழ்
  
Svenska
  
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
Ruotsi, Svenska
  
French Name
tamoul
  
suédois
  
German Name
Tamil
  
Schwedisch
  
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
  
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Swedes, Finland Swedes
  
Origin
300 BC
  
13th Century
  
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 Swedish
  
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
  
Standard Swedish
  
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
  
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ta
  
sv
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tam
  
swe
  
ISO 639 2/B
tam
  
swe
  
ISO 639 3
tam
  
swe
  
ISO 639 6
tam
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
  
swed1254
  
Linguasphere
tami1289
  
52-AAA-ck to -cw
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Tamil and Swedish 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 Swedish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Swedish language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Swedish word for "Thank You" is tacka dig. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Swedish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Swedish Difficulty
The Tamil vs Swedish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Swedish 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 Swedish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Swedish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Swedish time required is 24 weeks.