Bengali and Tamil Speaking countries

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone

Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Bangladesh, India

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

1.4 Second Language

India

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia

1.6 Minority Language

Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America

Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

1.7 Regulated By

Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi

Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University

1.8 Interesting Facts

Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.

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

Assamese and Oriya

Malayalam

1.10 Derived From

Sanskrit Language

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Bengali vs Tamil Countries

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

Bengali Speaking Countries: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone.
Tamil Speaking Countries: Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu.

So we find that, total number of countries where Bengali is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where Tamil is official language is 6

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

Bengali and Tamil as Minority Language

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

Bengali as minority language: Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Tamil as minority language: Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles.

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

Bengali and Tamil Regulators

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

Bengali and Tamil Continents

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

Bengali Interesting Facts:

Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.

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 Bengali language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Assamese and Oriya whereas Bengali language is similar to Malayalam and derived from Not Available.