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
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
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.
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
Similar To
Malayalam
Hiligaynon Language
Derived From
-
Island of Cebu
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24721
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
125
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1816
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
32
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks3 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Hoy
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Salamat
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Kumusta man ka?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Maayong Gabii
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Maayong Gabii
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Maayong Hapon
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Maayong Buntag
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Palihug
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Ikasubo ko
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Babay
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Ekskyus mi
Dialect 1
Kongu
Boholano
Where They Speak
Kongu
Bohol
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0021,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Southern Kana
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
southern Leyte
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0021,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
North Kana
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
northern part of Leyte
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0020,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
104
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million20.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.32 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million21.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million14.50 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
தமிழ்
Visayan
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
French Name
tamoul
cebuano
German Name
Tamil
Cebuano
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[sɛbuˈɑno]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Cebuano 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
Standard Cebuano
Language Position
1862
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Cebuano Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
No data Available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
ceb
ISO 639 2/B
tam
ceb
ISO 639 3
tam
ceb
ISO 639 6
tam
ceb
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
cebu1242
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data Available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
-