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Tamil and Japanese Speaking countries


Japanese and Tamil Speaking Countries


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
1   
14

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
Japan   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Pacific   

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

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education   

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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  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  

Similar To
Malayalam   
Korean Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
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Tamil and Japanese as Minority Language

In Tamil and Japanese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Tamil and Japanese 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.
  • Japanese as minority language: Palau.

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

Tamil and Japanese Regulators

Tamil and Japanese speaking countries provide you Tamil and Japanese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University regulates Tamil language.Japanese is regulated by Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education. Also get to learn, Tamil and Japanese Language History.

Tamil and Japanese Continents

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

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