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Tamil and Bengali Speaking countries


Bengali and Tamil Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
4   
11

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

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   
India   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America   

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi   

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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  • Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
  • 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  

Similar To
Malayalam   
Assamese and Oriya   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

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Tamil and Bengali as Minority Language

In Tamil and Bengali speaking countries you will get the countries which have Tamil and Bengali 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.
  • Bengali as minority language: Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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

Tamil and Bengali Regulators

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

Tamil and Bengali Continents

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

Tamil Interesting Facts:

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