Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
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
Not Available
Old Norse Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
Where They Speak
Kongu
Sweden
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Jutlandic
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Denmark
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Bornholmsk
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Island of Bornholm
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Rigsdansk
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Signed Danish
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
dani1284
Linguasphere
tami1289
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
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 Not Available. 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.