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
Filipinos
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
1.7 Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
1.8 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.
1.9 Similar To
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish 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
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
Kamusta
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
3.2 Thank You
3.3 How Are You?
Kamusta ka na?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
3.4 Good Night
Magandang gabi
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
3.5 Good Evening
Magandang gabi po
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
3.6 Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon po
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
3.7 Good Morning
Magandang umaga po
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
3.8 Please
3.9 Sorry
pinagsisisihan
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
3.10 Bye
Paálam
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
3.11 I Love You
Iniibig kita
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
3.12 Excuse Me
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
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
Filipino
Tirunelveli Tamil
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Philippines
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
90,000.00NA
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
73.00 million78.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
28.00 million70.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
45.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Filipino, Pilipino
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Tagalog people
Tamil people or Tamilans
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Austronesian Family
Dravidian Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
6.2.2 Branch
Not Available
Not Available
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
6.3.2 Standard Forms
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
taga1269
tami1289, oldt1248
7.6 Linguasphere
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available