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German and Tamil Speaking countries

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Countries

Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Total No. Of Countries

76
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National Language

Germany
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Second Language

North Dakota, United States of America
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry

Speaking Continents

Europe
Asia

Minority Language

Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

Regulated By

Council for German Orthography
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University

Interesting Facts

  • One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
  • The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
  • 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

Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Malayalam

Derived From

Albanian Languages
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German vs Tamil Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where German is official language is 7 whereas total number of countries where Tamil is official language is 6

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

German and Tamil as Minority Language

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

  • German as minority language: Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
  • Tamil as minority language: Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles.

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

German and Tamil Regulators

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

German and Tamil Continents

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

German Interesting Facts:

  • One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
  • The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.

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 German language was derived from Albanian Languages and is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages whereas German language is similar to Malayalam and derived from .