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Tamil and Zulu Speaking countries


Zulu and Tamil Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
1   
14

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
South Africa   

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   
Pan South African Language Board   

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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  • The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
  • Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
  

Similar To
Malayalam   
Xhosa Language   

Derived From
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Tamil and Zulu as Minority Language

In Tamil and Zulu speaking countries you will get the countries which have Tamil and Zulu 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.
  • Zulu as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Tamil and Zulu Regulators

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

Tamil and Zulu Continents

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

Tamil Interesting Facts:

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