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Tamil and Punjabi Speaking countries


Punjabi and Tamil Speaking Countries


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
2   
13

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

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   
Pakistan   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America   

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   
Not Available   

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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  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  

Similar To
Malayalam   
Hindi Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

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Tamil and Punjabi as Minority Language

In Tamil and Punjabi speaking countries you will get the countries which have Tamil and Punjabi 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.
  • Punjabi as minority language: Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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

Tamil and Punjabi Regulators

Tamil and Punjabi speaking countries provide you Tamil and Punjabi regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University regulates Tamil language.Punjabi is not regulated. Also get to learn, Tamil and Punjabi Language History.

Tamil and Punjabi Continents

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

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