Tamil and Persian Speaking countries

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

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

Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

1.4 Second Language

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia

1.6 Minority Language

Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

1.7 Regulated By

Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University

Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan

1.8 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.

In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.

1.9 Similar To

Malayalam

Pashto and Balochi Languages

1.10 Derived From

Not Available

Arabic Language

Tamil vs Persian Countries

Comparing Tamil vs Persian countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Tamil and Persian languages.

Tamil Speaking Countries: Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu.
Persian Speaking Countries: Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan.

So we find that, total number of countries where Tamil is official language is 6 whereas total number of countries where Persian is official language is 3

Find if Tamil and Persian are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Tamil and Persian speaking countries will give you the presence of Tamil and Persian languages in different countries. Along with Tamil vs Persian countries, you can also compare Tamil vs Persian.

Tamil and Persian as Minority Language

In Tamil and Persian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Tamil and Persian 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.
Persian as minority language: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.

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

Tamil and Persian Regulators

Tamil and Persian speaking countries provide you Tamil and Persian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University regulates Tamil language.Persian is regulated by Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan. Also get to learn, Tamil and Persian Language History.

Tamil and Persian Continents

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

Tamil 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.

Persian Interesting Facts:

In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.

The Tamil language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Malayalam whereas Tamil language is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.