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Kannada and Tamil Speaking countries


Tamil and Kannada Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India   
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
6   
9

National Language
Karnataka, India   
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Second Language
Goa   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

Interesting Facts
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
  • 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
Telugu   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

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Kannada and Tamil as Minority Language

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

  • Kannada as minority language: Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana.
  • Tamil as minority language: Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles.

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

Kannada and Tamil Regulators

Kannada and Tamil speaking countries provide you Kannada and Tamil regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Various academies and the Government of Karnataka regulates Kannada language.Tamil is regulated by Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University. Also get to learn, Kannada and Tamil Language History.

Kannada and Tamil Continents

Thinking about Kannada and Tamil continents in which Kannada and Tamil speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Kannada and Tamil. Most of the Kannada 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 Kannada and Tamil languages:

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