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Tamil and Chinese Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
65
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
China, Taiwan
1.4 Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Republic of Brazil
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Indonesia, Malaysia
1.7 Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
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.
  • Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
  • In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
1.9 Similar To
Malayalam
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1.10 Derived From
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Tamil vs Chinese Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Tamil is official language is 6 whereas total number of countries where Chinese is official language is 5

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

Tamil and Chinese as Minority Language

In Tamil and Chinese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Tamil and Chinese 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.
  • Chinese as minority language: Indonesia, Malaysia.

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

Tamil and Chinese Regulators

Tamil and Chinese speaking countries provide you Tamil and Chinese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University regulates Tamil language.Chinese is regulated by Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council. Also get to learn, Tamil and Chinese Language History.

Tamil and Chinese Continents

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

      • Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
      • In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.

      The Tamil language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Malayalam whereas Tamil language is similar to Not Available and derived from Not Available.