Countries
Norway
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
16
0
46
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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 in
Alphabets
29247
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
912
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
43
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
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)
Dialect 1
Jamtlandic
Kongu
Where They Speak
Jamtland,Harjedalen
Kongu
How Many People Speak
30,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Sognamål
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Sogn
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Hallingmål-Valdris
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Hallingdal, Valdres
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
1910
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
5.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.07 %1.06 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
5.00 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
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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
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
1818
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Norwegian
Signed Tamil
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
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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