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Indonesian and Tamil Speaking countries


Tamil and Indonesian Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Indonesia  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
6  
9

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.
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Similar To
Malay language  
Malayalam  

Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages  
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Indonesian and Tamil as Minority Language

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

  • Indonesian as minority language: Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands.
  • Tamil as minority language: Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles.

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

Indonesian and Tamil Regulators

Indonesian and Tamil speaking countries provide you Indonesian and Tamil regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa regulates Indonesian language.Tamil is regulated by Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University. Also get to learn, Indonesian and Tamil Language History.

Indonesian and Tamil Continents

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

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