English and Tamil Speaking countries

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1.1 Countries

Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

336

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1.3 National Language

Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

1.4 Second Language

India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry

1.5 Speaking Continents

Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America

Asia

1.6 Minority Language

South Africa

Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

1.7 Regulated By

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Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University

1.8 Interesting Facts

Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.

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

Latin

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English vs Tamil Countries

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

English Speaking Countries: Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Tamil Speaking Countries: Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu.

So we find that, total number of countries where English is official language is 33 whereas total number of countries where Tamil is official language is 6

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

English and Tamil as Minority Language

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

English as minority language: South Africa.
Tamil as minority language: Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles.

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

English and Tamil Regulators

English and Tamil speaking countries provide you English and Tamil regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. English is not regulated.Tamil is regulated by Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University. Also get to learn, English and Tamil Language History.

English and Tamil Continents

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

English Interesting Facts:

Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.

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