Home
Languagevs


Tamil and Nepali Speaking countries


Nepali and Tamil Speaking Countries


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
2   
13

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
Nepal   

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   
Republic of Brazil   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   
People's Republic of China   

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   
Language Academy of Nepal   

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.
    •   
  • Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
  • Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
  

Similar To
Malayalam   
Hindi   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets >>
<< Summary

Tamil and Nepali as Minority Language

In Tamil and Nepali speaking countries you will get the countries which have Tamil and Nepali 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.
  • Nepali as minority language: People's Republic of China.

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

Tamil and Nepali Regulators

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

Tamil and Nepali Continents

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

Tamil Interesting Facts:

Compare Most Spoken Languages

Most Spoken Languages

Most Spoken Languages

» More Most Spoken Languages

Compare Most Spoken Languages

» More Compare Most Spoken Languages