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Tamil and Korean Speaking countries


Korean and Tamil Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
5   
10

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
North Korea, South Korea   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America   

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   
The National Institute of the Korean Language   

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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  • Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
  • Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
  

Similar To
Malayalam   
Chinese and Japanese languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
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Tamil and Korean as Minority Language

In Tamil and Korean speaking countries you will get the countries which have Tamil and Korean 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.
  • Korean as minority language: Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America.

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

Tamil and Korean Regulators

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

Tamil and Korean Continents

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

Tamil Interesting Facts:

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