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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

Filipinos
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry

Speaking Continents

Asia, Australia
Asia

Minority Language

Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

Regulated By

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

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".
  • 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

Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
Malayalam

Derived From

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-

Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

25247
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

512
0 32
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How Many Consonants

1818
9 60
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Scripts

Baybayin
Tamil

Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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

Kamusta
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)

Thank You

Salamat po
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)

How Are You?

Kamusta ka na?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)

Good Night

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

Good Evening

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

Good Afternoon

Magandang hapon po
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)

Good Morning

Magandang umaga po
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)

Please

pakiusap
தயவு (Tayavu)

Sorry

pinagsisisihan
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)

Bye

Paálam
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)

I Love You

Iniibig kita
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)

Excuse Me

Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)

Dialects

Dialect 1

Batangas Tagalog
Kongu

Where They Speak

Batangas, Gabon
Kongu

How Many People Speak

28,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Bisalog
Madurai Tamil

Where They Speak

Philippines
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu

How Many People Speak

28,000,000.0077,000,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Filipino
Tirunelveli Tamil

Where They Speak

Philippines
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli

How Many People Speak

90,000.0077,000,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

310
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

73.00 million78.00 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

0.42 %1.06 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

28.00 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

Tagalog
தமிழ்

Alternative Names

Filipino, Pilipino
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili

French Name

tagalog
tamoul

German Name

Tagalog
Tamil

Pronunciation

[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]

Ethnicity

Tagalog people
Tamil people or Tamilans

History

Origin

1593
300 BC

Language Family

Austronesian Family
Dravidian Family

Subgroup

Indonesian
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Branch

-
-

Language Forms

Early Forms

Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil

Standard Forms

Filipino
Modern Tamil

Language Position

5818
1 120
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Signed Forms

Signed Tagalog
Signed Tamil

Scope

Individual
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

t1
ta

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

tgl
tam

ISO 639 2/B

tgl
tam

ISO 639 3

tg1
tam

ISO 639 6

tgl
tam

Glottocode

taga1269
tami1289, oldt1248

Linguasphere

31-CKA
tami1289

Types of Language

Language Type

Living
Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Object-Verb

Language Morphological Typology

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Tagalog and Tamil Alphabets

Tagalog and Tamil Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Tagalog and Tamil. In Tagalog Alphabets there are 25 letters while in Tamil Alphabets there are 247 letters. To learn Tagalog and Tamil languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Tagalog and Tamil languages. The Tagalog phonology consist Tagalog vowels and Tagalog consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Tagalog greetings vs Tamil greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Tagalog and Tamil are Most Spoken Languages.

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

Tagalog and Tamil Speaking population

Tagalog and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tagalog and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Tagalog and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 % 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 Tagalog and Tamil on Tagalog vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tagalog and Tamil Language Codes

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