Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Philippines
  
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Philippines
  
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Philippines
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
  
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- "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
Malayalam
  
Tagalog Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Spanish Language
  
Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Tamil
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Kumusta
  
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
Salamat
  
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Kumusta
  
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
magandang gabi
  
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Magandang gabi
  
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Magandang hapon
  
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Magandang umaga
  
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Mangyaring
  
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
pinagsisisihan
  
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
Paalam
  
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Mahal kita
  
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
patawarin ninyo ako
  
Dialect 1
Kongu
  
Bikol
  
Where They Speak
Kongu
  
Philippines
  
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
  
Hiligaynon
  
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
8,200,000.00
  
11
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Waray
  
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
2,600,000.00
  
13
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
  
21
90.00 million
  
17
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
70.00 million
  
15
45.00 million
  
23
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million
  
24
45.00 million
  
13
Native Name
தமிழ்
  
filipino
  
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
Pilipino
  
French Name
tamoul
  
filipino; pilipino
  
German Name
Tamil
  
Pilipino
  
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
  
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Not Available
  
Origin
300 BC
  
16th Century
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
  
Filipino
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ta
  
No Data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tam
  
fil
  
ISO 639 2/B
tam
  
fil
  
ISO 639 3
tam
  
fil
  
ISO 639 6
tam
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
  
fili1244
  
Linguasphere
tami1289
  
No Data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Tamil and Filipino Speaking population
Tamil and Filipino speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Filipino languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Filipino Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % 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 Tamil and Filipino on Tamil vs Filipino where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tamil and Filipino Language Codes
Tamil and Filipino language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tamil and Filipino Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.