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
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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
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
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
Where They Speak
Kongu
Philippines
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Hiligaynon
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Philippines
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Waray
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Philippines
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
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
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 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
fili1244
Linguasphere
tami1289
No Data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Tamil and Filipino Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Tamil and Filipino greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Filipino language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Filipino word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Filipino Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Filipino Difficulty
The Tamil vs Filipino difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Filipino Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Tamil and Filipino are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Filipino, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Filipino time required is 44 weeks.