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Kannada and Tamil Speaking countries

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Countries

India, Karnataka, India
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Total No. Of Countries

16
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National Language

Karnataka, India
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Second Language

Goa
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry

Speaking Continents

Asia
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Minority Language

Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

Regulated By

Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University

Interesting Facts

  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  • 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

Telugu
Malayalam

Derived From

Sanskrit Language
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Kannada vs Tamil Countries

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

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

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

Kannada and Tamil as Minority Language

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

  • Kannada as minority language: Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana.
  • Tamil as minority language: Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles.

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

Kannada and Tamil Regulators

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

Kannada and Tamil Continents

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

Kannada Interesting Facts:

  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.

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 Kannada language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Telugu whereas Kannada language is similar to Malayalam and derived from .