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Countries

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

Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University

Interesting Facts

  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  • 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

Tagalog Language
Malayalam

Derived From

Spanish Language
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Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

28247
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

512
0 32
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How Many Consonants

2318
9 60
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Scripts

Latin
Tamil

Writing Direction

-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

33
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

44 weeks44 weeks
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

Kumusta
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)

Thank You

Salamat
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)

How Are You?

Kumusta
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)

Good Night

magandang gabi
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)

Good Evening

Magandang gabi
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)

Good Afternoon

Magandang hapon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)

Good Morning

Magandang umaga
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)

Please

Mangyaring
தயவு (Tayavu)

Sorry

pinagsisisihan
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)

Bye

Paalam
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)

I Love You

Mahal kita
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)

Excuse Me

patawarin ninyo ako
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)

Dialects

Dialect 1

Bikol
Kongu

Where They Speak

Philippines
Kongu

How Many People Speak

100,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Hiligaynon
Madurai Tamil

Where They Speak

Philippines
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu

How Many People Speak

8,200,000.0077,000,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Waray
Tirunelveli Tamil

Where They Speak

Philippines
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli

How Many People Speak

2,600,000.0077,000,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

810
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

90.00 million78.00 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

1.74 %1.06 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

45.00 million70.00 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

45.00 million8.00 million
0.01 400
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Native Name

filipino
தமிழ்

Alternative Names

Pilipino
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili

French Name

filipino; pilipino
tamoul

German Name

Pilipino
Tamil

Pronunciation

[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]

Ethnicity

Filipino people
Tamil people or Tamilans

History

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

Filipino
Modern Tamil

Language Position

3418
1 120
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Signed Forms

Filipino Sign Language
Signed Tamil

Scope

Individual
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

No Data Available
ta

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

fil
tam

ISO 639 2/B

fil
tam

ISO 639 3

fil
tam

ISO 639 6

fil
tam

Glottocode

fili1244
tami1289, oldt1248

Linguasphere

No Data Available
tami1289

Types of Language

Language Type

Living
Living

Language Linguistic Typology

-
Subject-Object-Verb

Language Morphological Typology

-
-

Filipino and Tamil Alphabets

Filipino and Tamil Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Filipino and Tamil. In Filipino Alphabets there are 28 letters while in Tamil Alphabets there are 247 letters. To learn Filipino and Tamil languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Filipino and Tamil languages. The Filipino phonology consist Filipino vowels and Filipino consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Filipino greetings vs Tamil greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Filipino and Tamil are Most Spoken Languages.

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

Filipino and Tamil Speaking population

Filipino and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Filipino and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Filipino and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Filipino language is 1.74 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. 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 Filipino and Tamil on Filipino vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Filipino and Tamil Language Codes

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