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 in
Alphabets
24728
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
125
0
32
👆🏻
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
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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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
Dialect 1
Kongu
Bikol
Where They Speak
Kongu
Philippines
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00100,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
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
👆🏻
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
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
108
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million90.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %1.74 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million45.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million45.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
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
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
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
-
-