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Chinese and Tamil Speaking countries


Tamil and Chinese Speaking Countries


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
6   
9

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

Second Language
Republic of Brazil   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

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

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   

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.
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Similar To
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Malayalam   

Derived From
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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:

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