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Tamil and Kannada Speaking countries


Kannada and Tamil Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
India, Karnataka, India   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
1   
14

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

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   
Goa   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka   

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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  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  

Similar To
Malayalam   
Telugu   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

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Tamil and Kannada as Minority Language

In Tamil and Kannada speaking countries you will get the countries which have Tamil and Kannada 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.
  • Kannada as minority language: Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana.

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

Tamil and Kannada Regulators

Tamil and Kannada speaking countries provide you Tamil and Kannada regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University regulates Tamil language.Kannada is regulated by Various academies and the Government of Karnataka. Also get to learn, Tamil and Kannada Language History.

Tamil and Kannada Continents

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

Tamil Interesting Facts:

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