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Dutch and Tamil Speaking countries


Tamil and Dutch Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname   
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
6   
9

National Language
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname   
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Second Language
South Africa   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe, North America, South America   
Asia   

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

Regulated By
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

Interesting Facts
  • Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
  • There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
  
  • 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
German and English Languages   
Malayalam   

Derived From
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Dutch and Tamil as Minority Language

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

  • Dutch as minority language: France, Germany, Indonesia.
  • Tamil as minority language: Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles.

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

Dutch and Tamil Regulators

Dutch and Tamil speaking countries provide you Dutch and Tamil regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union) regulates Dutch language.Tamil is regulated by Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University. Also get to learn, Dutch and Tamil Language History.

Dutch and Tamil Continents

Thinking about Dutch and Tamil continents in which Dutch and Tamil speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Dutch and Tamil. Most of the Dutch speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe, North America, South America. 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 Dutch and Tamil languages:

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