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