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Cantonese and Tamil Speaking countries


Tamil and Cantonese Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Hong Kong, Macau   
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
6   
9

National Language
China, Guangdong   
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Hawaii   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

Regulated By
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

Interesting Facts
  • Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
  • Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.
  
  • 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
Chinese Language   
Malayalam   

Derived From
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Cantonese and Tamil as Minority Language

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

  • Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.
  • Tamil as minority language: Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles.

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

Cantonese and Tamil Regulators

Cantonese and Tamil speaking countries provide you Cantonese and Tamil regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division regulates Cantonese language.Tamil is regulated by Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University. Also get to learn, Cantonese and Tamil Language History.

Cantonese and Tamil Continents

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

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