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Countries

Countries

Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Philippines

Total No. Of Countries

61
0 46
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National Language

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Philippines

Second Language

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Philippines

Speaking Continents

Asia
Asia

Minority Language

Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Not spoken in any of the countries

Regulated By

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

Interesting Facts

  • 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.
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.

Similar To

Malayalam
Tagalog Language

Derived From

-
Spanish Language

Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

24728
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

125
0 32
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How Many Consonants

1823
9 60
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Scripts

Tamil
Latin

Writing Direction

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

வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Kumusta

Thank You

நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Salamat

How Are You?

நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Kumusta

Good Night

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

Good Evening

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

Good Afternoon

பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Magandang hapon

Good Morning

காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Magandang umaga

Please

தயவு (Tayavu)
Mangyaring

Sorry

மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
pinagsisisihan

Bye

சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Paalam

I Love You

நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Mahal kita

Excuse Me

என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
patawarin ninyo ako

Dialects

Dialect 1

Kongu
Bikol

Where They Speak

Kongu
Philippines

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.00100,000,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Madurai Tamil
Hiligaynon

Where They Speak

Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Philippines

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.008,200,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Tirunelveli Tamil
Waray

Where They Speak

South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Philippines

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.002,600,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

108
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

78.00 million90.00 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

1.06 %1.74 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

70.00 million45.00 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

8.00 million45.00 million
0.01 400
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Native Name

தமிழ்
filipino

Alternative Names

Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Pilipino

French Name

tamoul
filipino; pilipino

German Name

Tamil
Pilipino

Pronunciation

[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]

Ethnicity

Tamil people or Tamilans
Filipino people

History

Origin

300 BC
16th Century

Language Family

Dravidian Family
Austronesian Family

Subgroup

-
-

Branch

-
-

Language Forms

Early Forms

Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms

Standard Forms

Modern Tamil
Filipino

Language Position

1834
1 120
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Signed Forms

Signed Tamil
Filipino Sign Language

Scope

Individual
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

ta
No Data Available

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

tam
fil

ISO 639 2/B

tam
fil

ISO 639 3

tam
fil

ISO 639 6

tam
fil

Glottocode

tami1289, oldt1248
fili1244

Linguasphere

tami1289
No Data Available

Types of Language

Language Type

Living
Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Object-Verb
-

Language Morphological Typology

-
-

Tamil and Filipino Alphabets

Tamil and Filipino Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Tamil and Filipino. In Tamil Alphabets there are 247 letters while in Filipino Alphabets there are 28 letters. To learn Tamil and Filipino languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Tamil and Filipino languages. The Tamil phonology consist Tamil vowels and Tamil consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Tamil greetings vs Filipino greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Tamil and Filipino are Most Spoken Languages.

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

Tamil and Filipino Speaking population

Tamil and Filipino speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Filipino languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Filipino Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Filipino language is 1.74 %. 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 Tamil and Filipino on Tamil vs Filipino where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Filipino Language Codes

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