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Afrikaans and Tamil Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
South Africa
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
16
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
South Africa
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.4 Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
1.7 Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
  • Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
  • 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.
1.9 Similar To
Dutch Language
Malayalam
1.10 Derived From
Dutch Language
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Afrikaans vs Tamil Countries

Comparing Afrikaans vs Tamil countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Afrikaans and Tamil languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Afrikaans is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Tamil is official language is 6

Find if Afrikaans and Tamil are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Afrikaans and Tamil speaking countries will give you the presence of Afrikaans and Tamil languages in different countries. Along with Afrikaans vs Tamil countries, you can also compare Afrikaans vs Tamil.

Afrikaans and Tamil as Minority Language

In Afrikaans and Tamil speaking countries you will get the countries which have Afrikaans and Tamil as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
  • Tamil as minority language: Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles.

If you want to compare Afrikaans and Tamil dialects, then you can go to Afrikaans vs Tamil Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Afrikaans and Tamil Regulators

Afrikaans and Tamil speaking countries provide you Afrikaans and Tamil regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee regulates Afrikaans language.Tamil is regulated by Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University. Also get to learn, Afrikaans and Tamil Language History.

Afrikaans and Tamil Continents

Thinking about Afrikaans and Tamil continents in which Afrikaans and Tamil speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Afrikaans and Tamil. Most of the Afrikaans speaking countries lie in Africa. While Tamil speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Afrikaans and Tamil languages:

Afrikaans Interesting Facts:

  • Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
  • Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.

Tamil 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.
    • The Afrikaans language was derived from Dutch Language and is similar to Dutch Language whereas Afrikaans language is similar to Malayalam and derived from Not Available.