Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
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
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Dutch-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
Where They Speak
Kongu
Netherlands
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Low Saxon
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Limburgian
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Belgium, Netherlands
How Many People Speak
Not Available
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
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
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Germanic
Branch
Not Available
Western
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Standard Dutch
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
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Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
mode1257
Linguasphere
tami1289
52-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Historical
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
Tamil and Dutch 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 Dutch greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Dutch language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Dutch word for "Thank You" is dankjewel. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Dutch Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Dutch Difficulty
The Tamil vs Dutch difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Dutch 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 Dutch are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Dutch, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Dutch time required is 24 weeks.