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Nepali and Tamil Speaking countries


Tamil and Nepali Speaking Countries


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
6   
9

National Language
Nepal   
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Second Language
Republic of Brazil   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
People's Republic of China   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

Regulated By
Language Academy of Nepal   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

Interesting Facts
  • Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
  • Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
  
  • 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
Hindi   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

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Nepali and Tamil as Minority Language

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

  • Nepali as minority language: People's Republic of China.
  • Tamil as minority language: Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles.

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

Nepali and Tamil Regulators

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

Nepali and Tamil Continents

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

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