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Persian and Tamil Speaking countries


Tamil and Persian Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan   
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
6   
9

National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan   
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

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   

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.
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Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Not Available   

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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:

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