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1.1 Countries
Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
236
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
1.7 Regulated By
Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Arabic is 5th common language in world.
  • Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
  • 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
Amharic and Hebrew
Malayalam
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Not Available

Arabic vs Tamil Countries

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

  • Arabic Speaking Countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.
  • Tamil Speaking Countries: Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu.

So we find that, total number of countries where Arabic is official language is 23 whereas total number of countries where Tamil is official language is 6

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

Arabic and Tamil as Minority Language

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

  • Arabic as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Tamil as minority language: Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles.

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

Arabic and Tamil Regulators

Arabic and Tamil speaking countries provide you Arabic and Tamil regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council regulates Arabic language.Tamil is regulated by Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University. Also get to learn, Arabic and Tamil Language History.

Arabic and Tamil Continents

Thinking about Arabic and Tamil continents in which Arabic and Tamil speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Arabic and Tamil. Most of the Arabic speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia. 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 Arabic and Tamil languages:

Arabic Interesting Facts:

  • Arabic is 5th common language in world.
  • Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.

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 Arabic language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Amharic and Hebrew whereas Arabic language is similar to Malayalam and derived from Not Available.