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Danish and Tamil


Tamil and Danish


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
6  
9

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.
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Similar To
Norwegian and Swedish  
Malayalam  

Derived From
Old Norse Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
247  
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20  
17
12  
9

How Many Consonants
20  
10
18  
8

Scripts
Latin  
Tamil  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
17

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
80,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 2
Jutlandic  
Madurai Tamil  

Where They Speak
Denmark  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
8

Dialect 3
Bornholmsk  
Tirunelveli Tamil  

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

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
34
77,000,000.00  
7

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
10  
10

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.07 %  
99+
1.06 %  
20

Native Speakers
5.50 million  
99+
70.00 million  
15

Second Language Speakers
6.00 million  
99+
8.00 million  
99+

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
18  
16
18  
16

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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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.

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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.

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