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Malayalam and Tamil Speaking countries


Tamil and Malayalam Speaking Countries


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
6   
9

National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry   
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
Andaman and Nicobar Islands   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

Interesting Facts
  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
  
  • 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
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

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Malayalam and Tamil as Minority Language

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

  • Malayalam as minority language: Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
  • Tamil as minority language: Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles.

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

Malayalam and Tamil Regulators

Malayalam and Tamil speaking countries provide you Malayalam and Tamil regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala regulates Malayalam language.Tamil is regulated by Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University. Also get to learn, Malayalam and Tamil Language History.

Malayalam and Tamil Continents

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

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