Urdu and Tamil Speaking countries

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

India, Pakistan

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

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Pakistan

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

1.4 Second Language

Pakistan

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia, Oceania

Asia

1.6 Minority Language

India

Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

1.7 Regulated By

National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan

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

1.8 Interesting Facts

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.

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.

1.9 Similar To

Arabic and Hindi Languages

Malayalam

1.10 Derived From

Ghaznavid Persian Language

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Urdu vs Tamil Countries

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

Urdu Speaking Countries: India, Pakistan.
Tamil Speaking Countries: Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu.

So we find that, total number of countries where Urdu is official language is 2 whereas total number of countries where Tamil is official language is 6

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

Urdu and Tamil as Minority Language

In Urdu and Tamil speaking countries you will get the countries which have Urdu and Tamil as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

Urdu as minority language: India.
Tamil as minority language: Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles.

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

Urdu and Tamil Regulators

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

Urdu and Tamil Continents

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

Urdu Interesting Facts:

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.

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.

The Urdu language was derived from Ghaznavid Persian Language and is similar to Arabic and Hindi Languages whereas Urdu language is similar to Malayalam and derived from Not Available.