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Malayalam and Filipino


Filipino and Malayalam


Countries

Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry   
Philippines   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Philippines   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala   
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino   

Interesting Facts
  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
  
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  

Similar To
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages   
Tagalog Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Spanish Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
28   
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
15   
12
5   
2

How Many Consonants
41   
30
23   
13

Scripts
Brahmic family and derivatives   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ഹലോ (halēā)   
Kumusta   

Thank You
നന്ദി (nandi)   
Salamat   

How Are You?
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)   
Kumusta   

Good Night
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)   
magandang gabi   

Good Evening
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)   
Magandang gabi   

Good Afternoon
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)   
Magandang hapon   

Good Morning
രാവിലെ (rāvile)   
Magandang umaga   

Please
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)   
Mangyaring   

Sorry
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)   
pinagsisisihan   

Bye
വിട (viṭa)   
Paalam   

I Love You
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)   
Mahal kita   

Excuse Me
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)   
patawarin ninyo ako   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Judeo-Malayalam   
Bikol   

Where They Speak
Israel, kerala   
Philippines   

Dialect 2
Mappila   
Hiligaynon   

Where They Speak
India   
Philippines   

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

Dialect 3
Pandy Malayalam   
Waray   

Where They Speak
France, kerala   
Philippines   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
38.00 million   
33
90.00 million   
17

Speaking Population
0.57 %   
27
Not Available   

Native Speakers
38.00 million   
26
45.00 million   
23

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
45.00 million   
13

Native Name
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)   
filipino   

Alternative Names
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla   
Pilipino   

French Name
malayalam   
filipino; pilipino   

German Name
Malayalam   
Pilipino   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]   

Ethnicity
Malayali   
Not Available   

History

Origin
9th Century   
16th Century   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early form   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Malayalam   
Filipino   

Language Position
29   
24
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ml   
No Data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mal   
fil   

ISO 639 2/B
mal   
fil   

ISO 639 3
mal   
fil   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mala1464   
fili1244   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No Data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Not Available   

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All Malayalam and Filipino 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 Malayalam and Filipino dialects. Various dialects of Malayalam and Filipino language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malayalam are spoken in different Malayalam Speaking Countries whereas Filipino Dialects are spoken in different Filipino speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malayalam vs Filipino Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malayalam dialects include: Judeo-Malayalam, Mappila. Filipino dialects include: Bikol , Hiligaynon. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Malayalam and Filipino Speaking population

Malayalam and Filipino speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malayalam and Filipino languages can be compared. The total count of Malayalam and Filipino Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Filipino language is Not Available. 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 Malayalam and Filipino on Malayalam vs Filipino where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malayalam and Filipino Language Codes

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

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