Chinese and Tamil Speaking countries
Countries
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
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.
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:
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: