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Tagalog and Tamil


Tamil and Tagalog


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
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

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

Alphabets
25   
7
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
12   
9

How Many Consonants
18   
8
18   
8

Scripts
Baybayin   
Tamil   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
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
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)   

Dialects

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
90,000.00   
30
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
10   
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
73.00 million   
24
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
0.42 %   
32
1.06 %   
19

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   

History

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   

Language Position
58   
99+
18   
16

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Tamil   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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   

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All Tagalog 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 Tagalog and Tamil dialects. Various dialects of Tagalog and Tamil language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tagalog are spoken in different Tagalog Speaking Countries whereas Tamil Dialects are spoken in different Tamil speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tagalog vs Tamil Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tagalog dialects include: Batangas Tagalog, Bisalog. Tamil dialects include: Kongu , Madurai Tamil. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Tagalog and Tamil Speaking population

Tagalog and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tagalog and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Tagalog and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 % 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 Tagalog and Tamil on Tagalog vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tagalog and Tamil Language Codes

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

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