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Tamil and Swedish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
6  
9

National Language
Sweden  
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  

Second Language
Finland  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry  

Speaking Continents
Antartica, Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  

Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  

Interesting Facts
  • In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
  • Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
  
  • 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 Danish Language  
Malayalam  

Derived From
Old Norse Language  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200  
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
29  
11
247  
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
12  
9

How Many Consonants
18  
8
18  
8

Scripts
Latin  
Tamil  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
hej  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  

Thank You
tacka dig  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  

How Are You?
hur mår du  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  

Good Night
godnatt  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  

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

Good Afternoon
god eftermiddag  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  

Good Morning
god morgon  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  

Please
vänligen  
தயவு (Tayavu)  

Sorry
ledsen  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  

Bye
hej då  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  

I Love You
jag älskar dig  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  

Excuse Me
ursäkta mig  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Dialects  
Kongu  

Where They Speak
Gabon  
Kongu  

How Many People Speak
78,000,000.00  
9
77,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 2
Dialects  
Madurai Tamil  

Where They Speak
Georgia  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
78,000,000.00  
7
77,000,000.00  
8

Dialect 3
Dialects  
Tirunelveli Tamil  

Where They Speak
France  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  

How Many People Speak
96,000,000.00  
5
77,000,000.00  
7

Total No. Of Dialects
79  
33
10  
10

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
1.06 %  
20

Native Speakers
8.70 million  
99+
70.00 million  
15

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
8.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Svenska  
தமிழ்  

Alternative Names
Ruotsi, Svenska  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  

French Name
suédois  
tamoul  

German Name
Schwedisch  
Tamil  

Pronunciation
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  

Ethnicity
Swedes, Finland Swedes  
Tamil people or Tamilans  

History

Origin
13th Century  
300 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Germanic  
-  

Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Swedish  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  

Standard Forms
Standard Swedish  
Modern Tamil  

Language Position
89  
99+
18  
16

Signed Forms
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")  
Signed Tamil  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sv  
ta  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
swe  
tam  

ISO 639 2/B
swe  
tam  

ISO 639 3
swe  
tam  

ISO 639 6
swe  
tam  

Glottocode
swed1254  
tami1289, oldt1248  

Linguasphere
52-AAA-ck to -cw  
tami1289  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

Summary >>
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All Swedish 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 Swedish and Tamil dialects. Various dialects of Swedish and Tamil language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swedish are spoken in different Swedish Speaking Countries whereas Tamil Dialects are spoken in different Tamil speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swedish vs Tamil Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swedish dialects include: Dialects, Dialects. Tamil dialects include: Kongu , Madurai Tamil. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Swedish and Tamil Speaking population

Swedish and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swedish and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Swedish and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swedish language is 0.13 % 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 Swedish and Tamil on Swedish vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Swedish and Tamil Language Codes

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

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