Countries
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
66
0
46
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National Language
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
South Africa
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Asia
Minority Language
France, Germany, Indonesia
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
- There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
- 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
German and English Languages
Malayalam
Derived From
-
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
26247
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
612
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2118
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Tamil
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
63
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
dankjewel
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
hoe gaat het met je?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
goede Nacht
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
goedenavond
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
goedemiddag
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
goedemorgen
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
alsjeblieft
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
vaarwel
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Ik hou van jou
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
pardon
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Gronings
Kongu
Where They Speak
Netherlands
Kongu
How Many People Speak
590,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Low Saxon
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
4,000,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Limburgian
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Belgium, Netherlands
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
1,300,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
710
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
28.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.32 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
22.00 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
6.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
Nederlands
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Hollands, Nederlands
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
néerlandais; flamand
tamoul
German Name
Niederländisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
[ˈneːdərlɑnts]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Dutch people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
AD 450-500
300 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Germanic
-
Branch
Western
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Standard Dutch
Modern Tamil
Language Position
4818
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
nl
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
nld
tam
ISO 639 2/B
dut
tam
ISO 639 3
nld
tam
ISO 639 6
nld
tam
Glottocode
mode1257
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
52-ACB-a
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Historical
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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