Tamil and Afrikaans Speaking countries

Tamil

Afrikaans

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

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

South Africa

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

South Africa

1.4 Second Language

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry

Namibia, South Africa

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia

Africa

1.6 Minority Language

Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe

1.7 Regulated By

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

Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee

1.8 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.

Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.

1.9 Similar To

Malayalam

Dutch Language

1.10 Derived From

Not Available

Dutch Language

Tamil vs Afrikaans Countries

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

Tamil Speaking Countries: Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu.
Afrikaans Speaking Countries: South Africa.

So we find that, total number of countries where Tamil is official language is 6 whereas total number of countries where Afrikaans is official language is 1

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

Tamil and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

Tamil as minority language: Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles.
Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

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

Tamil and Afrikaans Regulators

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

Tamil and Afrikaans Continents

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

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.

Afrikaans Interesting Facts:

Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.

The Tamil language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Malayalam whereas Tamil language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.