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
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
1.8 Interesting Facts
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
- 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
Tagalog Language
Malayalam
1.10 Derived From
Spanish Language
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
Kumusta
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
3.2 Thank You
3.3 How Are You?
Kumusta
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
3.4 Good Night
magandang gabi
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
3.5 Good Evening
Magandang gabi
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
3.6 Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
3.7 Good Morning
Magandang umaga
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
3.8 Please
3.9 Sorry
pinagsisisihan
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
3.10 Bye
Paalam
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
3.11 I Love You
Mahal kita
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
3.12 Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako
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
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Philippines
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00NA
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Philippines
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00NA
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
90.00 million78.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
45.00 million70.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
45.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Pilipino
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
5.3.4 French Name
filipino; pilipino
tamoul
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Not Available
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
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
fili1244
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
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available