Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Philippines
National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Philippines
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Filipinos
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Australia
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
- Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
- 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".
Similar To
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
Malayalam-Alphabets.jpg#200
Tagalog-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Brahmic family and derivatives
Baybayin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ഹലോ (halēā)
Kamusta
Thank You
നന്ദി (nandi)
Salamat po
How Are You?
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)
Kamusta ka na?
Good Night
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)
Magandang gabi
Good Evening
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)
Magandang gabi po
Good Afternoon
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)
Magandang hapon po
Good Morning
രാവിലെ (rāvile)
Magandang umaga po
Please
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)
pakiusap
Sorry
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)
pinagsisisihan
I Love You
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)
Iniibig kita
Excuse Me
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako
Dialect 1
Judeo-Malayalam
Batangas Tagalog
Where They Speak
Israel, kerala
Batangas, Gabon
Dialect 2
Mappila
Bisalog
Where They Speak
India
Philippines
Dialect 3
Pandy Malayalam
Filipino
Where They Speak
France, kerala
Philippines
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)
Tagalog
Alternative Names
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla
Filipino, Pilipino
French Name
malayalam
tagalog
German Name
Malayalam
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Not Available
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]
Ethnicity
Malayali
Tagalog people
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indonesian
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early form
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog
Standard Forms
Malayalam
Filipino
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mala1464
taga1269
Linguasphere
No data available
31-CKA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Not Available
All Malayalam and Tagalog 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 Malayalam and Tagalog dialects. Various dialects of Malayalam and Tagalog language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malayalam are spoken in different Malayalam Speaking Countries whereas Tagalog Dialects are spoken in different Tagalog speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malayalam vs Tagalog Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malayalam dialects include: Judeo-Malayalam, Mappila. Tagalog dialects include: Batangas Tagalog , Bisalog. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malayalam and Tagalog Speaking population
Malayalam and Tagalog speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malayalam and Tagalog languages can be compared. The total count of Malayalam and Tagalog Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 %. 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 Malayalam and Tagalog on Malayalam vs Tagalog where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malayalam and Tagalog Language Codes
Malayalam and Tagalog language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malayalam and Tagalog Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.