Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Philippines
Total No. Of Countries
61
0
46
👆🏻
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Philippines
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
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
Commission on the Filipino Language
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.
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
Similar To
Malayalam
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24732
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
126
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1820
9
60
👆🏻
Scripts
Tamil
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
34
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Kablaaw
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Agyamanak
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Kumusta?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Naimbag a rabii
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Naimbag a sardam
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Naimbag a malem
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Naimbag a bigat
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
mangngegda
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Agpakawanak
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Pakada
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Ayayatenka
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Maawan-dayawen
Dialect 1
Kongu
Balangao
Where They Speak
Kongu
Philippines
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0021,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Bontoc
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Philippines
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0041,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Not present
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Not present
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.008,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
102
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million9.10 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.14 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million9.10 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million11.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
தமிழ்
ilokano
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Ilokano, Iloko
French Name
tamoul
ilocano
German Name
Tamil
Ilokano-Sprache
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[iːloˈkɑno]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Ilocano people
Origin
300 BC
18th 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
Modern Ilocano
Language Position
1894
1
120
👆🏻
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Ilocano Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
No data available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
ilo
ISO 639 2/B
tam
ilo
ISO 639 3
tam
ilo
ISO 639 6
tam
ilo
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
ilok1237
Linguasphere
tami1289
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Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
-