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Tamil and Filipino


Filipino and Tamil


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
1   
14

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
Not Available   
Spanish Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
247   
99+
28   
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
5   
2

How Many Consonants
18   
8
23   
13

Scripts
Tamil   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

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   

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil   
Hiligaynon   

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
8,200,000.00   
11

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil   
Waray   

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
2,600,000.00   
13

Total No. Of Dialects
10   
10
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million   
21
90.00 million   
17

Speaking Population
1.06 %   
19
Not Available   

Native Speakers
70.00 million   
15
45.00 million   
23

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million   
24
45.00 million   
13

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   
Not Available   

History

Origin
300 BC   
16th Century   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil   
Filipino   

Language Position
18   
16
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil   
Not Available   

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   
Not Available   

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248   
fili1244   

Linguasphere
tami1289   
No Data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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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.

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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 Not Available. 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.

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