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Filipino and Tamil


Tamil and Filipino


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
6   
9

National Language
Philippines   
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Second Language
Philippines   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

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.
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Similar To
Tagalog Language   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Spanish Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
28   
10
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
12   
9

How Many Consonants
23   
13
18   
8

Scripts
Latin   
Tamil   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Kumusta   
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   

Thank You
Salamat   
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   

How Are You?
Kumusta   
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   

Good Night
magandang gabi   
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   

Good Evening
Magandang gabi   
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon   
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   

Good Morning
Magandang umaga   
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   

Please
Mangyaring   
தயவு (Tayavu)   

Sorry
pinagsisisihan   
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   

Bye
Paalam   
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   

I Love You
Mahal kita   
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   

Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako   
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bikol   
Kongu   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Kongu   

Dialect 2
Hiligaynon   
Madurai Tamil   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00   
11
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Waray   
Tirunelveli Tamil   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   

How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00   
13
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
10   
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
90.00 million   
17
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
45.00 million   
23
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million   
13
8.00 million   
24

Native Name
filipino   
தமிழ்   

Alternative Names
Pilipino   
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   

French Name
filipino; pilipino   
tamoul   

German Name
Pilipino   
Tamil   

Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Tamil people or Tamilans   

History

Origin
16th Century   
300 BC   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   

Standard Forms
Filipino   
Modern Tamil   

Language Position
Not Available   
18   
16

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Tamil   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No Data Available   
ta   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fil   
tam   

ISO 639 2/B
fil   
tam   

ISO 639 3
fil   
tam   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
tam   

Glottocode
fili1244   
tami1289, oldt1248   

Linguasphere
No Data Available   
tami1289   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Filipino and Tamil Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Filipino and Tamil dialects. Various dialects of Filipino and Tamil language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Filipino are spoken in different Filipino Speaking Countries whereas Tamil Dialects are spoken in different Tamil speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Filipino vs Tamil Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Filipino dialects include: Bikol, Hiligaynon. Tamil dialects include: Kongu , Madurai Tamil. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Filipino and Tamil Speaking population

Filipino and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Filipino and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Filipino and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Filipino language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Filipino and Tamil on Filipino vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Filipino and Tamil Language Codes

Filipino and Tamil language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Filipino and Tamil Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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