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Tamil and Tagalog


Tagalog 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  
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
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247  
99+
25  
7

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
5  
2

How Many Consonants
18  
8
18  
8

Scripts
Tamil  
Baybayin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

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  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu  
Batangas Tagalog  

Where They Speak
Kongu  
Batangas, Gabon  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
10
28,000,000.00  
24

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Bisalog  

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
8
28,000,000.00  
22

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Filipino  

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
7
90,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million  
21
73.00 million  
24

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
20
0.42 %  
34

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
28.00 million  
29

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
45.00 million  
19

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  

History

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
18  
16
58  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil  
Signed Tagalog  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

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
-  
-  

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

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Tamil and Tagalog Speaking population

Tamil and Tagalog speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Tagalog languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Tagalog Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 %. 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 Tagalog on Tamil vs Tagalog where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Tagalog Language Codes

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