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
Not spoken in any of the countries
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
Commission on the Filipino Language
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
- 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, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
Malayalam
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
32247
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
612
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
2018
9
60
👆🏻
Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Tamil
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
43
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
Kablaaw
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Agyamanak
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Kumusta?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Naimbag a rabii
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
mangngegda
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Agpakawanak
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Pakada
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Ayayatenka
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Balangao
Kongu
Where They Speak
Philippines
Kongu
How Many People Speak
21,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Bontoc
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Philippines
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
41,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Not present
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Not present
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
8,000,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
210
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
9.10 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.14 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
9.10 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
ilokano
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
ilocano
tamoul
German Name
Ilokano-Sprache
Tamil
Pronunciation
[iːloˈkɑno]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Ilocano people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
18th 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
Modern Ilocano
Modern Tamil
Language Position
9418
1
120
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Signed Forms
Ilocano Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
ilo
tam
ISO 639 2/B
ilo
tam
ISO 639 3
ilo
tam
ISO 639 6
ilo
tam
Glottocode
ilok1237
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
31-CBA-a
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
-