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Urdu and Tamil Speaking countries


Tamil and Urdu Speaking Countries


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
6   
9

National Language
Pakistan   
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Second Language
Pakistan   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania   
Asia   

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

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   

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.
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Similar To
Arabic and Hindi Languages   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language   
Not Available   

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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:

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