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
  
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.
- 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
Not Available
  
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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:
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