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Korean and Tamil Speaking countries


Tamil and Korean Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian   
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
6   
9

National Language
North Korea, South Korea   
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

Interesting Facts
  • Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
  • Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
  
  • 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
Chinese and Japanese languages   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Not Available   
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Korean and Tamil as Minority Language

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

  • Korean as minority language: Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America.
  • Tamil as minority language: Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles.

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

Korean and Tamil Regulators

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

Korean and Tamil Continents

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

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