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Tamil and Chinese Speaking countries


Chinese and Tamil Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
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5   
10

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
China, Taiwan   

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   
Republic of Brazil   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   
Indonesia, Malaysia   

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   

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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  • 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.
  

Similar To
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Derived From
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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:

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