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 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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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)
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?
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
👆🏻
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
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
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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