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
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
Tamil and Danish Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Tamil and Danish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Danish language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Danish word for "Thank You" is Mange tak. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Danish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Danish Difficulty
The Tamil vs Danish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Danish Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Tamil and Danish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Danish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Danish time required is 24 weeks.