Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
56
0
46
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National Language
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Europe, North America, South America
Asia
Minority Language
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- 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
Norwegian and Swedish
Malayalam
Derived From
Old Norse Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
29247
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
2012
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2018
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Tamil
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Hallo
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Mange tak
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Hvordan har du det?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
God nat
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
God aften
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
God eftermiddag
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
God morgen
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Undskyld!
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Farvel
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Jeg elsker dig
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Undskyld mig
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Scanian
Kongu
Where They Speak
Sweden
Kongu
How Many People Speak
80,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Jutlandic
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Denmark
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
6,000,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Bornholmsk
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Island of Bornholm
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
6,000,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
410
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
5.50 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.07 %1.06 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
5.50 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
6.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
dansk
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Dansk, Rigsdansk
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
danois
tamoul
German Name
Dänisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Danish people or Danes
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
c. 1100 AD
300 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Rigsdansk
Modern Tamil
Language Position
1818
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Danish
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
da
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
dan
tam
ISO 639 2/B
dan
tam
ISO 639 3
dan
tam
ISO 639 6
dan
tam
Glottocode
dani1284
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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