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
Filipinos
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Australia
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
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.
- 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".
Similar To
Malayalam
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
Derived From
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-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24725
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
125
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1818
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Baybayin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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)
Kamusta
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Salamat po
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Kamusta ka na?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Magandang gabi
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Magandang gabi po
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Magandang hapon po
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Magandang umaga po
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
pakiusap
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
pinagsisisihan
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Paálam
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Iniibig kita
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako
Dialect 1
Kongu
Batangas Tagalog
Where They Speak
Kongu
Batangas, Gabon
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0028,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Bisalog
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Philippines
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0028,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Filipino
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Philippines
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0090,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
103
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million73.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.06 %0.42 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million28.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million45.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
தமிழ்
Tagalog
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Filipino, Pilipino
French Name
tamoul
tagalog
German Name
Tamil
Tagalog
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Tagalog people
Origin
300 BC
1593
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
-
Indonesian
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Filipino
Language Position
1858
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Signed Tagalog
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
t1
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
tgl
ISO 639 2/B
tam
tgl
ISO 639 3
tam
tg1
ISO 639 6
tam
tgl
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
taga1269
Linguasphere
tami1289
31-CKA
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
-