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Tamil Speaking Countries



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Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu 0

Total No. Of Countries
6 9

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu 0

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry 0

Speaking Continents
Asia 0

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles 0

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University 0

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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Tamil Countries

Tamil is one of the important languages. Tamil countries are the countries where Tamil is used for interaction between citizens and government officials. Tamil countries are the countries where Tamil is main language. In Tamil countries, all the official documents are written in Tamil language. In Tamil speaking countries, various Tamil Dialects are spoken. Each Tamil dialect has it's own pronunciations and words, as a result of these differences, sometimes communication problems arise between speakers from different Tamil speaking countries. Check out detailed information About Tamil Language.

Most Spoken Languages

Tamil national language and Tamil as a Second Language

Tamil speaking countries include both countries with Tamil national language and Tamil as a second language. Check if Tamil language is one of the Most Spoken Languages.

  • Tamil is national language of Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu.

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Second Language is a non-native language of the speaker, but used in the locality of that person.

  • Tamil is second language of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry.

The Tamil countries mentioned under Tamil Speaking countries are the countries where majority of people speak Tamil language.

Tamil as minority language

Countries with Tamil as minority language are also included in Tamil speaking countries.

  • Tamil is spoken as minority language in Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles.

Along with Tamil speaking countries check out Tamil speaking population. The language spoken by minority of the population of a territory is called minority language.

  • Continent wise Tamil speaking countries mainly lie in Asia.

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Tamil Regulator and Facts

Many world languages have one or more language regulators. The bodies that regulate standard languages are usually called language academies. Official organizations that regulate Tamil language are Tamil regulators. Tamil is regulated by Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University. The regulatory bodies of Tamil lie in Tamil speaking countries. Some of the interesting facts of Tamil:

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