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Dutch and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
6  
9

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname  

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry  
South Africa  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Europe, North America, South America  

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  
France, Germany, Indonesia  

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)  

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.
    •   
  • Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
  • There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
  

Similar To
Malayalam  
German and English Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247  
99+
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
6  
3

How Many Consonants
18  
8
21  
11

Scripts
Tamil  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  
Hallo  

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  
dankjewel  

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  
hoe gaat het met je?  

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  
goede Nacht  

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  
goedenavond  

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  
goedemiddag  

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  
goedemorgen  

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)  
alsjeblieft  

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  
sorry  

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  
vaarwel  

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  
Ik hou van jou  

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  
pardon  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu  
Gronings  

Where They Speak
Kongu  
Netherlands  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
10
590,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Low Saxon  

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
8
4,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Limburgian  

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  
Belgium, Netherlands  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
7
1,300,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
7  
7

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million  
21
28.00 million  
38

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
20
0.32 %  
40

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
22.00 million  
35

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
6.00 million  
99+

Native Name
தமிழ்  
Nederlands  

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  
Hollands, Nederlands  

French Name
tamoul  
néerlandais; flamand  

German Name
Tamil  
Niederländisch  

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  
[ˈneːdərlɑnts]  

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans  
Dutch people  

History

Origin
300 BC  
AD 450-500  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Germanic  

Branch
-  
Western  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch  

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil  
Standard Dutch  

Language Position
18  
16
48  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil  
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ta  
nl  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam  
nld  

ISO 639 2/B
tam  
dut  

ISO 639 3
tam  
nld  

ISO 639 6
tam  
nld  

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248  
mode1257  

Linguasphere
tami1289  
52-ACB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Historical  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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

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Tamil and Dutch Speaking population

Tamil and Dutch speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Dutch languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Dutch Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Dutch language is 0.32 %. 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 Dutch on Tamil vs Dutch where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Dutch Language Codes

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

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