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Tamil and Marathi Speaking countries


Marathi and Tamil Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
4   
11

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
India   

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

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

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad   

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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  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  

Similar To
Malayalam   
Konkani Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

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Tamil and Marathi as Minority Language

In Tamil and Marathi speaking countries you will get the countries which have Tamil and Marathi 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.
  • Marathi as minority language: Israel, Mauritius.

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

Tamil and Marathi Regulators

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

Tamil and Marathi Continents

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

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