Persian and Tamil Speaking countries

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan

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

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

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1.3 National Language

Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

1.4 Second Language

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia

1.6 Minority Language

Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

1.7 Regulated By

Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan

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

1.8 Interesting Facts

In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.

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

Pashto and Balochi Languages

Malayalam

1.10 Derived From

Arabic Language

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Persian vs Tamil Countries

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

Persian Speaking Countries: Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan.
Tamil Speaking Countries: Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu.

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

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

Persian and Tamil as Minority Language

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

Persian as minority language: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.
Tamil as minority language: Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles.

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

Persian and Tamil Regulators

Persian and Tamil speaking countries provide you Persian and Tamil regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan regulates Persian language.Tamil is regulated by Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University. Also get to learn, Persian and Tamil Language History.

Persian and Tamil Continents

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

Persian Interesting Facts:

In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.

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 Persian language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages whereas Persian language is similar to Malayalam and derived from Not Available.