Tamil and Assamese Speaking countries

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

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

India

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Bangladesh, India

1.4 Second Language

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia

1.6 Minority Language

Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

Bangladesh, Bhutan

1.7 Regulated By

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

Asam Sahitya Sabha

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.

Assamese was reinstated as the state language of Assam in 1873.
Assamese language has its own stream of origin, it is evolved in a different way from rest of the Indo-Aryan languages of India.

1.9 Similar To

Malayalam

Bengali and Oriya

1.10 Derived From

Not Available

Sanskrit Language

Tamil vs Assamese Countries

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

Tamil Speaking Countries: Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu.
Assamese Speaking Countries: India.

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

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

Tamil and Assamese as Minority Language

In Tamil and Assamese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Tamil and Assamese 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.
Assamese as minority language: Bangladesh, Bhutan.

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

Tamil and Assamese Regulators

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

Tamil and Assamese Continents

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

Assamese Interesting Facts:

Assamese was reinstated as the state language of Assam in 1873.
Assamese language has its own stream of origin, it is evolved in a different way from rest of the Indo-Aryan languages of India.

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