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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

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

Speaking Continents

Asia
Asia

Minority Language

Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

Regulated By

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Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University

Interesting Facts

  • The Javanese group is the largest ethnic group in Indonesian.
  • The earliest writing in Javanese dates from the 4th Century AD, at that time Javanese was written with the Pallava alphabet.
  • 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

Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages
Malayalam

Derived From

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Javanese vs Tamil Countries

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

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

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

Javanese and Tamil as Minority Language

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

  • Javanese as minority language: Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname.
  • Tamil as minority language: Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles.

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

Javanese and Tamil Regulators

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

Javanese and Tamil Continents

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

Javanese Interesting Facts:

  • The Javanese group is the largest ethnic group in Indonesian.
  • The earliest writing in Javanese dates from the 4th Century AD, at that time Javanese was written with the Pallava alphabet.

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 Javanese language was derived from and is similar to Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages whereas Javanese language is similar to Malayalam and derived from .