1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Philippines
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Philippines
1.4 Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Filipinos
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
1.7 Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
1.8 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".
1.9 Similar To
Malayalam
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
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
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Kamusta
3.2 Thank You
3.3 How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Kamusta ka na?
3.4 Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Magandang gabi
3.5 Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Magandang gabi po
3.6 Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Magandang hapon po
3.7 Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Magandang umaga po
3.8 Please
3.9 Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
pinagsisisihan
3.10 Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Paálam
3.11 I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Iniibig kita
3.12 Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako
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
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Philippines
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
4.3 Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Filipino
4.3.1 Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Philippines
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
NA90,000.00
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
78.00 million73.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
70.00 million28.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
8.00 million45.00 million
0.01
400
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Filipino, Pilipino
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Tagalog people
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austronesian Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
6.2.2 Branch
Not Available
Not Available
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog
6.3.2 Standard Forms
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Not Available
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
tami1289, oldt1248
taga1269
7.6 Linguasphere
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available