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Ilocano and Tamil


Tamil and Ilocano


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
Not spoken in any of the countries   
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
Commission on the Filipino Language   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

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.
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Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32   
14
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
12   
9

How Many Consonants
20   
10
18   
8

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin   
Tamil   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw   
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   

Thank You
Agyamanak   
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   

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

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii   
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam   
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem   
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat   
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   

Please
Not available   
தயவு (Tayavu)   

Sorry
Agpakawanak   
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   

Bye
Pakada   
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   

I Love You
Ayayatenka   
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen   
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao   
Kongu   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Kongu   

How Many People Speak
21,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Bontoc   
Madurai Tamil   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
41,000.00   
39
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Not present   
Tirunelveli Tamil   

Where They Speak
Not present   
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
10   
10

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.14 %   
99+
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
9.10 million   
99+
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
8.00 million   
24

Native Name
ilokano   
தமிழ்   

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko   
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   

French Name
ilocano   
tamoul   

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache   
Tamil   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   

Ethnicity
Ilocano people   
Tamil people or Tamilans   

History

Origin
18th 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
Modern Ilocano   
Modern Tamil   

Language Position
94   
99+
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
ilo   
tam   

ISO 639 2/B
ilo   
tam   

ISO 639 3
ilo   
tam   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
tam   

Glottocode
ilok1237   
tami1289, oldt1248   

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a   
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 Ilocano 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 Ilocano and Tamil dialects. Various dialects of Ilocano and Tamil language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Ilocano are spoken in different Ilocano Speaking Countries whereas Tamil Dialects are spoken in different Tamil speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Ilocano vs Tamil Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Ilocano dialects include: Balangao, Bontoc. Tamil dialects include: Kongu , Madurai Tamil. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Ilocano and Tamil Speaking population

Ilocano and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % 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 Ilocano and Tamil on Ilocano vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Ilocano and Tamil Language Codes

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

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