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

Total No. Of Countries

16
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National Language

Nigeria
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry

Speaking Continents

Africa
Asia

Minority Language

Equatorial Guinea
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

Regulated By

Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University

Interesting Facts

  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  • 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

Yoruba and Hausa Languages
Malayalam

Derived From

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Igbo vs Tamil Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Igbo is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Tamil is official language is 6

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

Igbo and Tamil as Minority Language

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

  • Igbo as minority language: Equatorial Guinea.
  • Tamil as minority language: Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles.

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

Igbo and Tamil Regulators

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

Igbo and Tamil Continents

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

Igbo Interesting Facts:

  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.

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 Igbo language was derived from and is similar to Yoruba and Hausa Languages whereas Igbo language is similar to Malayalam and derived from .