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Tagalog and Tamil Speaking countries


Tamil and Tagalog Speaking Countries


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
6   
9

National Language
Philippines   
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Second Language
Filipinos   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

Interesting Facts
  • In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  
  • 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
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages   
Malayalam   

Derived From
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Tagalog and Tamil as Minority Language

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

  • Tagalog as minority language: Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom.
  • Tamil as minority language: Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles.

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

Tagalog and Tamil Regulators

Tagalog and Tamil speaking countries provide you Tagalog and Tamil regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee regulates Tagalog language.Tamil is regulated by Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University. Also get to learn, Tagalog and Tamil Language History.

Tagalog and Tamil Continents

Thinking about Tagalog and Tamil continents in which Tagalog and Tamil speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Tagalog and Tamil. Most of the Tagalog speaking countries lie in Asia, Australia. 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 Tagalog and Tamil languages:

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