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Countries

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

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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Greetings

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)

Dialects

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
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Total No. Of Dialects

410
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

5.50 million78.00 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

0.07 %1.06 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

5.50 million70.00 million
0 873
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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

History

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

Code

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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Danish and Tamil Alphabets

Danish and Tamil Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Danish and Tamil. In Danish Alphabets there are 29 letters while in Tamil Alphabets there are 247 letters. To learn Danish and Tamil languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Danish and Tamil languages. The Danish phonology consist Danish vowels and Danish consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Danish greetings vs Tamil greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Danish and Tamil are Most Spoken Languages.

All Danish and Tamil Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Danish and Tamil dialects. Various dialects of Danish and Tamil language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Danish are spoken in different Danish Speaking Countries whereas Tamil Dialects are spoken in different Tamil speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Danish vs Tamil Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Danish dialects include: Scanian, Jutlandic. Tamil dialects include: Kongu , Madurai Tamil. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

Danish and Tamil Speaking population

Danish and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Danish and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Danish and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Danish language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Danish and Tamil on Danish vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Danish and Tamil Language Codes

Danish and Tamil language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Danish and Tamil Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.