1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Philippines
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Philippines
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.4 Second Language
Philippines
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
1.7 Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
1.8 Interesting Facts
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
- 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.
1.9 Similar To
Hiligaynon Language
Malayalam
1.10 Derived From
Island of Cebu
Not Available
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
2.4 Scripts
2.5 Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
3.2 Thank You
3.3 How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
3.4 Good Night
Maayong Gabii
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
3.5 Good Evening
Maayong Gabii
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
3.6 Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
3.7 Good Morning
Maayong Buntag
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
3.8 Please
3.9 Sorry
Ikasubo ko
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
3.10 Bye
Babay
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
3.11 I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
3.12 Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
4.2 Dialect 2
Southern Kana
Madurai Tamil
4.2.1 Where They Speak
southern Leyte
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
4.3 Dialect 3
North Kana
Tirunelveli Tamil
4.3.1 Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
NA78.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
21.00 million70.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
14.50 million8.00 million
0.01
400
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Cebuano people
Tamil people or Tamilans
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Austronesian Family
Dravidian Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
6.2.2 Branch
Not Available
Not Available
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
Modern Tamil
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Tamil
6.4 Scope
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
7.3 ISO 639 3
7.4 ISO 639 6
7.5 Glottocode
cebu1242
tami1289, oldt1248
7.6 Linguasphere
No data Available
tami1289
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available