Countries
Indonesia
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
16
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National Language
Indonesia
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
- 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
Malay language
Malayalam
Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages
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