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
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
Second Language
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Asia
Minority Language
South Africa
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
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Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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.
Similar To
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Malayalam
Derived From
Latin
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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: