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Chinese and Tamil Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
56
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
China, Taiwan
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.4 Second Language
Republic of Brazil
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Indonesia, Malaysia
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
1.7 Regulated By
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
  • In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
  • 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
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Malayalam
1.10 Derived From
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Chinese vs Tamil Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Chinese is official language is 5 whereas total number of countries where Tamil is official language is 6

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

Chinese and Tamil as Minority Language

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

  • Chinese as minority language: Indonesia, Malaysia.
  • Tamil as minority language: Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles.

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

Chinese and Tamil Regulators

Chinese and Tamil speaking countries provide you Chinese and Tamil regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council regulates Chinese language.Tamil is regulated by Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University. Also get to learn, Chinese and Tamil Language History.

Chinese and Tamil Continents

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

Chinese Interesting Facts:

  • Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
  • In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.

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 Chinese language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Not Available whereas Chinese language is similar to Malayalam and derived from Not Available.