Swahili and Tamil Speaking countries

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya

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

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry

1.5 Speaking Continents

Africa

Asia

1.6 Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

1.7 Regulated By

Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)

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

1.8 Interesting Facts

Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.

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

Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages

Malayalam

1.10 Derived From

Arabic Language

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Swahili vs Tamil Countries

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

Swahili Speaking Countries: African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya.
Tamil Speaking Countries: Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu.

So we find that, total number of countries where Swahili is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where Tamil is official language is 6

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

Swahili and Tamil as Minority Language

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

Swahili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
Tamil as minority language: Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles.

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

Swahili and Tamil Regulators

Swahili and Tamil speaking countries provide you Swahili and Tamil regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya) regulates Swahili language.Tamil is regulated by Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University. Also get to learn, Swahili and Tamil Language History.

Swahili and Tamil Continents

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

Swahili Interesting Facts:

Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.

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 Swahili language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages whereas Swahili language is similar to Malayalam and derived from Not Available.