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Zulu and Tamil Speaking countries


Tamil and Zulu Speaking Countries


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
6   
9

National Language
South Africa   
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

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

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

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • 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
Xhosa Language   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Not Available   
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Zulu and Tamil as Minority Language

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

  • Zulu as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Tamil as minority language: Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles.

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

Zulu and Tamil Regulators

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

Zulu and Tamil Continents

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

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