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Danish and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
5  
10

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe, North America, South America  

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America  

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)  

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
    •   
  • Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
  • There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
  

Similar To
Malayalam  
Norwegian and Swedish  

Derived From
-  
Old Norse Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247  
99+
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
20  
17

How Many Consonants
18  
8
20  
10

Scripts
Tamil  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  
Hallo  

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  
Mange tak  

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

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  
God nat  

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  
God aften  

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  
God eftermiddag  

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  
God morgen  

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)  
Please  

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  
Undskyld!  

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  
Farvel  

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  
Jeg elsker dig  

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  
Undskyld mig  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu  
Scanian  

Where They Speak
Kongu  
Sweden  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
10
80,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Jutlandic  

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  
Denmark  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
8
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Bornholmsk  

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  
Island of Bornholm  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
7
6,000,000.00  
34

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
20
0.07 %  
99+

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
5.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
6.00 million  
99+

Native Name
தமிழ்  
dansk  

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  
Dansk, Rigsdansk  

French Name
tamoul  
danois  

German Name
Tamil  
Dänisch  

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]  

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans  
Danish people or Danes  

History

Origin
300 BC  
c. 1100 AD  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish  

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil  
Rigsdansk  

Language Position
18  
16
18  
16

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil  
Signed Danish  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ta  
da  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam  
dan  

ISO 639 2/B
tam  
dan  

ISO 639 3
tam  
dan  

ISO 639 6
tam  
dan  

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248  
dani1284  

Linguasphere
tami1289  
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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

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Tamil and Danish Speaking population

Tamil and Danish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Danish languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Danish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Danish language is 0.07 %. 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 Tamil and Danish on Tamil vs Danish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Danish Language Codes

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

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