Countries
Philippines
  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
National Language
Philippines
  
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Second Language
Filipinos
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
Interesting Facts
- In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
- The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  
- 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.
Similar To
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
  
Malayalam
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Tagalog-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Baybayin
  
Tamil
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Kamusta
  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Thank You
Salamat po
  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
How Are You?
Kamusta ka na?
  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Good Night
Magandang gabi
  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Good Evening
Magandang gabi po
  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon po
  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Good Morning
Magandang umaga po
  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Please
pakiusap
  
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Sorry
pinagsisisihan
  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Bye
Paálam
  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
I Love You
Iniibig kita
  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Excuse Me
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako
  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Dialect 1
Batangas Tagalog
  
Kongu
  
Where They Speak
Batangas, Gabon
  
Kongu
  
Dialect 2
Bisalog
  
Madurai Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Dialect 3
Filipino
  
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
73.00 million
  
24
78.00 million
  
21
Native Speakers
28.00 million
  
29
70.00 million
  
15
Second Language Speakers
45.00 million
  
13
8.00 million
  
24
Native Name
Tagalog
  
தமிழ்
  
Alternative Names
Filipino, Pilipino
  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
French Name
tagalog
  
tamoul
  
German Name
Tagalog
  
Tamil
  
Pronunciation
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]
  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Ethnicity
Tagalog people
  
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Origin
1593
  
300 BC
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Indonesian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog
  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Standard Forms
Filipino
  
Modern Tamil
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Tamil
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
t1
  
ta
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tgl
  
tam
  
ISO 639 2/B
tgl
  
tam
  
ISO 639 3
tg1
  
tam
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
tam
  
Glottocode
taga1269
  
tami1289, oldt1248
  
Linguasphere
31-CKA
  
tami1289
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available