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Tamil and Assamese Speaking countries


Assamese and Tamil Speaking Countries


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
1   
14

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
Bangladesh, India   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   
Bangladesh, Bhutan   

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   
Asam Sahitya Sabha   

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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  • 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.
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Similar To
Malayalam   
Bengali and Oriya   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

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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:

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