Countries
Philippines
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
16
0
46
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National Language
Philippines
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Philippines
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
- 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.
Similar To
Hiligaynon Language
Malayalam
Derived From
Island of Cebu
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
21247
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
512
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1618
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Tamil
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
23
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Hoy
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Salamat
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Maayong Gabii
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Maayong Gabii
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Maayong Buntag
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Palihug
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Ikasubo ko
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Babay
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Boholano
Kongu
Where They Speak
Bohol
Kongu
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Southern Kana
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
southern Leyte
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
North Kana
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
410
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
20.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.32 %1.06 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
21.00 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
14.50 million8.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Visayan
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
cebuano
tamoul
German Name
Cebuano
Tamil
Pronunciation
[sɛbuˈɑno]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Cebuano people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
16th century
300 BC
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
Modern Tamil
Language Position
6218
1
120
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Signed Forms
Cebuano Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
ceb
tam
ISO 639 2/B
ceb
tam
ISO 639 3
ceb
tam
ISO 639 6
ceb
tam
Glottocode
cebu1242
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data Available
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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-