Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
46
0
46
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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
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
29247
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
912
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1818
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
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)
Dialect 1
Dialects
Kongu
Where They Speak
Gabon
Kongu
How Many People Speak
78,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Dialects
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Georgia
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
78,000,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Dialects
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
France
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
96,000,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
7910
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
15.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.13 %1.06 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
8.70 million70.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
5.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
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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
Origin
13th Century
300 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Germanic
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Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Swedish
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Standard Swedish
Modern Tamil
Language Position
8918
1
120
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Signed Forms
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
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
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