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Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Total No. Of Countries

326
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National Language

France
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Second Language

Africa, Canada
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry

Speaking Continents

Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Asia

Minority Language

Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

Regulated By

Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University

Interesting Facts

  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  • 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.

Similar To

Italian Language
Malayalam

Derived From

Latin
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French vs Tamil Countries

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

  • French Speaking Countries: Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu.
  • Tamil Speaking Countries: Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu.

So we find that, total number of countries where French is official language is 32 whereas total number of countries where Tamil is official language is 6

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

French and Tamil as Minority Language

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

  • French as minority language: Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam.
  • Tamil as minority language: Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles.

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

French and Tamil Regulators

French and Tamil speaking countries provide you French and Tamil regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française regulates French language.Tamil is regulated by Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University. Also get to learn, French and Tamil Language History.

French and Tamil Continents

Thinking about French and Tamil continents in which French and Tamil speaking countries are present. Check out more information on French and Tamil. Most of the French speaking countries lie in Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America. 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 French and Tamil languages:

French Interesting Facts:

  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.

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 French language was derived from Latin and is similar to Italian Language whereas French language is similar to Malayalam and derived from .