Greek and Tamil Speaking countries

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1.1 Countries

Cyprus, European Union, Greece

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

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

1.4 Second Language

Roman Empire

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia, Europe

Asia

1.6 Minority Language

Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine

Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

1.7 Regulated By

Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)

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

1.8 Interesting Facts

Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.

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

Armenian

Malayalam

1.10 Derived From

Latin

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Greek vs Tamil Countries

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

Greek Speaking Countries: Cyprus, European Union, Greece.
Tamil Speaking Countries: Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu.

So we find that, total number of countries where Greek is official language is 3 whereas total number of countries where Tamil is official language is 6

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

Greek and Tamil as Minority Language

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

Greek as minority language: Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine.
Tamil as minority language: Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles.

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

Greek and Tamil Regulators

Greek and Tamil speaking countries provide you Greek and Tamil regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας) regulates Greek language.Tamil is regulated by Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University. Also get to learn, Greek and Tamil Language History.

Greek and Tamil Continents

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

Greek Interesting Facts:

Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.

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