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Tamil vs Swedish


Swedish vs Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
4  
11

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Sweden  

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry  
Finland  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Antartica, Europe  

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council  

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.
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  • In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
  • Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
  

Similar To
Malayalam  
Norwegian and Danish Language  

Derived From
-  
Old Norse Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
247  
99+
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
9  
6

How Many Consonants
18  
8
18  
8

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)  
hej  

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  
tacka dig  

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  
hur mår du  

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  
godnatt  

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  
god kväll  

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  
god eftermiddag  

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  
god morgon  

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)  
vänligen  

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  
ledsen  

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  
hej då  

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  
jag älskar dig  

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  
ursäkta mig  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu  
Dialects  

Where They Speak
Kongu  
Gabon  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
10
78,000,000.00  
9

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Dialects  

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  
Georgia  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
8
78,000,000.00  
7

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Dialects  

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  
France  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
7
96,000,000.00  
5

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
79  
33

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
20
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
8.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
தமிழ்  
Svenska  

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  
Ruotsi, Svenska  

French Name
tamoul  
suédois  

German Name
Tamil  
Schwedisch  

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]  

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans  
Swedes, Finland Swedes  

History

Origin
300 BC  
13th Century  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Germanic  

Branch
-  
Northern (Scandinavian)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  
Old Swedish  

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil  
Standard Swedish  

Language Position
18  
16
89  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil  
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ta  
sv  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam  
swe  

ISO 639 2/B
tam  
swe  

ISO 639 3
tam  
swe  

ISO 639 6
tam  
swe  

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248  
swed1254  

Linguasphere
tami1289  
52-AAA-ck to -cw  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Tamil and Swedish Language History

Comparison of Tamil vs Swedish language history gives us differences between origin of Tamil and Swedish language. History of Tamil language states that this language originated in 300 BC whereas history of Swedish language states that this language originated in 13th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Tamil and Swedish Language History.

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Tamil and Swedish 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 Swedish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Swedish language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Swedish word for "Thank You" is tacka dig. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Swedish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Tamil vs Swedish Difficulty

The Tamil vs Swedish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Swedish 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 Swedish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Swedish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Swedish time required is 24 weeks.

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