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Tamil and Arabic Speaking countries


Arabic and Tamil Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
23  
4

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen  

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Asia  

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  
Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council  

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.
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  • Arabic is 5th common language in world.
  • Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
  

Similar To
Malayalam  
Amharic and Hebrew  

Derived From
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Tamil and Arabic as Minority Language

In Tamil and Arabic speaking countries you will get the countries which have Tamil and Arabic 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.
  • Arabic as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Tamil and Arabic Regulators

Tamil and Arabic speaking countries provide you Tamil and Arabic regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University regulates Tamil language.Arabic is regulated by Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council. Also get to learn, Tamil and Arabic Language History.

Tamil and Arabic Continents

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

Tamil Interesting Facts:

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