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Tamil and Tagalog


Tagalog and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
1   
14

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
Philippines   

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   
Filipinos   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Australia   

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee   

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.
    •   
  • 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".
  

Similar To
Malayalam   
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247   
99+
25   
7

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
5   
2

How Many Consonants
18   
8
18   
8

Scripts
Tamil   
Baybayin   

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
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   
Kamusta   

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   
Salamat po   

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   
Kamusta ka na?   

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   
Magandang gabi   

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   
Magandang gabi po   

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   
Magandang hapon po   

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   
Magandang umaga po   

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)   
pakiusap   

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   
pinagsisisihan   

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   
Paálam   

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   
Iniibig kita   

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu   
Batangas Tagalog   

Where They Speak
Kongu   
Batangas, Gabon   

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil   
Bisalog   

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   
Philippines   

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil   
Filipino   

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
90,000.00   
30

Total No. Of Dialects
10   
10
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million   
21
73.00 million   
24

Speaking Population
1.06 %   
19
0.42 %   
32

Native Speakers
70.00 million   
15
28.00 million   
29

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million   
24
45.00 million   
13

Native Name
தமிழ்   
Tagalog   

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   
Filipino, Pilipino   

French Name
tamoul   
tagalog   

German Name
Tamil   
Tagalog   

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]   

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans   
Tagalog people   

History

Origin
300 BC   
1593   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indonesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog   

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil   
Filipino   

Language Position
18   
16
58   
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ta   
t1   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam   
tgl   

ISO 639 2/B
tam   
tgl   

ISO 639 3
tam   
tg1   

ISO 639 6
tam   
Not Available   

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248   
taga1269   

Linguasphere
tami1289   
31-CKA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Tamil and Tagalog Speaking population

Tamil and Tagalog speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Tagalog languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Tagalog Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 %. 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 Tagalog on Tamil vs Tagalog where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Tagalog Language Codes

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

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