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Tamil and Urdu Speaking countries


Urdu 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   
Pakistan   

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   
Pakistan   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Oceania   

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

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan   

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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  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  

Similar To
Malayalam   
Arabic and Hindi Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Ghaznavid Persian Language   

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Tamil and Urdu as Minority Language

In Tamil and Urdu speaking countries you will get the countries which have Tamil and Urdu 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.
  • Urdu as minority language: India.

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

Tamil and Urdu Regulators

Tamil and Urdu speaking countries provide you Tamil and Urdu regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University regulates Tamil language.Urdu is regulated by National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan. Also get to learn, Tamil and Urdu Language History.

Tamil and Urdu Continents

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

Tamil Interesting Facts:

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