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Malagasy and Tamil Speaking countries

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

Total No. Of Countries

16
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National Language

Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
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

Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

Regulated By

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

Interesting Facts

  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
  • 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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Malayalam

Derived From

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Malagasy vs Tamil Countries

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

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

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

Malagasy and Tamil as Minority Language

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

  • Malagasy as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Tamil as minority language: Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles.

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

Malagasy and Tamil Regulators

Malagasy and Tamil speaking countries provide you Malagasy and Tamil regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Malagasy is not regulated.Tamil is regulated by Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University. Also get to learn, Malagasy and Tamil Language History.

Malagasy and Tamil Continents

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

Malagasy Interesting Facts:

  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.

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 Malagasy language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Not Available whereas Malagasy language is similar to Malayalam and derived from Not Available.