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Afrikaans and Tamil Speaking countries


Tamil and Afrikaans Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
6   
9

National Language
South Africa   
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Second Language
Namibia, South Africa   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

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.
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Similar To
Dutch Language   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Dutch Language   
Not Available   

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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:

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