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Tamil and Dutch Speaking countries


Dutch and Tamil Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
6   
9

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname   

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   
South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Europe, North America, South America   

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

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)   

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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  • Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
  • There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
  

Similar To
Malayalam   
German and English Languages   

Derived From
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Tamil and Dutch as Minority Language

In Tamil and Dutch speaking countries you will get the countries which have Tamil and Dutch 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.
  • Dutch as minority language: France, Germany, Indonesia.

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

Tamil and Dutch Regulators

Tamil and Dutch speaking countries provide you Tamil and Dutch regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University regulates Tamil language.Dutch is regulated by Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union). Also get to learn, Tamil and Dutch Language History.

Tamil and Dutch Continents

Thinking about Tamil and Dutch continents in which Tamil and Dutch speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Tamil and Dutch. Most of the Tamil speaking countries lie in Asia. While Dutch speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe, North America, South America. 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 Dutch languages:

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