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Tamil and Norwegian


Countries

Countries
Norway  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
6  
9

National Language
Norway  
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry  

Speaking Continents
Europe, South America  
Asia  

Minority Language
Nynorsk  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  

Regulated By
Norwegian Language Council  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  

Interesting Facts
  • Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
  • Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.
  
  • 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
Swedish and Danish Languages  
Malayalam  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
247  
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
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
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
hallo  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  

Thank You
takk  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  

How Are You?
hvordan har du det?  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  

Good Night
god natt  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  

Good Evening
god kveld  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  

Good Afternoon
god ettermiddag  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  

Good Morning
god morgen  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  

Please
Vær så snill  
தயவு (Tayavu)  

Sorry
unnskyld  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  

Bye
ha det  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  

I Love You
Jeg Elsker Deg  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  

Excuse Me
unnskyld meg  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jamtlandic  
Kongu  

Where They Speak
Jamtland,Harjedalen  
Kongu  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 2
Sognamål  
Madurai Tamil  

Where They Speak
Sogn  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
8

Dialect 3
Hallingmål-Valdris  
Tirunelveli Tamil  

Where They Speak
Hallingdal, Valdres  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
38
77,000,000.00  
7

Total No. Of Dialects
19  
17
10  
10

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.07 %  
99+
1.06 %  
20

Native Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
70.00 million  
15

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
8.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Norsk  
தமிழ்  

Alternative Names
Norsk  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  

French Name
norvégien nynorsk; nynorsk, norvégien  
tamoul  

German Name
Nynorsk  
Tamil  

Pronunciation
[nɔʂk] (Eastern Norwegian) [nɔʁsk] (Western Norwegian)  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  

Ethnicity
Norwegians  
Tamil people or Tamilans  

History

Origin
c. 1300 AD  
300 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Germanic  
-  

Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Norse language, Old Norwegian, Middle Norwegian, Modern Norwegian  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  

Standard Forms
Nynorsk, Bokmål  
Modern Tamil  

Language Position
18  
16
18  
16

Signed Forms
Signed Norwegian  
Signed Tamil  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
no  
ta  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nor  
tam  

ISO 639 2/B
nor  
tam  

ISO 639 3
nor  
tam  

ISO 639 6
nor  
tam  

Glottocode
norw1258  
tami1289, oldt1248  

Linguasphere
52-AAA-ba to -be; 52-AAA-cf to -cg  
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 Norwegian 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 Norwegian and Tamil dialects. Various dialects of Norwegian and Tamil language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Norwegian are spoken in different Norwegian Speaking Countries whereas Tamil Dialects are spoken in different Tamil speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Norwegian vs Tamil Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Norwegian dialects include: Jamtlandic, Sognamål. Tamil dialects include: Kongu , Madurai Tamil. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Norwegian and Tamil Speaking population

Norwegian and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Norwegian and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Norwegian and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Norwegian 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 Norwegian and Tamil on Norwegian vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Norwegian and Tamil Language Codes

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

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