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
Not spoken in any of the countries
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
Commission on the Filipino Language
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
1.8 Interesting Facts
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
- 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, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
Malayalam
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
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
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Tamil
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
Kablaaw
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
3.2 Thank You
3.3 How Are You?
Kumusta?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
3.4 Good Night
Naimbag a rabii
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
3.5 Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
3.6 Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
3.7 Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
3.8 Please
Not available
தயவு (Tayavu)
3.9 Sorry
Agpakawanak
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
3.10 Bye
Pakada
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
3.11 I Love You
Ayayatenka
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
3.12 Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
21,000.00NA
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Philippines
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
4.3 Dialect 3
Not present
Tirunelveli Tamil
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Not present
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?
9.10 million78.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
9.10 million70.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Ilocano 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
Modern Ilocano
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
ilok1237
tami1289, oldt1248
7.6 Linguasphere
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