Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Philippines
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
Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
Tagalog-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Bisalog
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Philippines
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Filipino
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Philippines
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
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austronesian Family
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Filipino
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Signed Tagalog
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
taga1269
Linguasphere
tami1289
31-CKA
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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Tamil and Tagalog Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Tamil and Tagalog greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Tagalog language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Tagalog word for "Thank You" is Salamat po. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Tagalog Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Tagalog Difficulty
The Tamil vs Tagalog difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Tagalog Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Tamil and Tagalog are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Tagalog, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Tagalog time required is 44 weeks.