Malayalam and Tamil Speaking countries

Malayalam

Tamil

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Countries

India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry

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

Total No. Of Countries

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National Language

Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry

Speaking Continents

Asia

Minority Language

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

Regulated By

Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala

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

Interesting Facts

Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.

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

Tamil and Sanskrit Languages

Malayalam

Derived From

Sanskrit Language

Malayalam vs Tamil Countries

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

Malayalam Speaking Countries: India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry.
Tamil Speaking Countries: Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu.

So we find that, total number of countries where Malayalam is official language is 3 whereas total number of countries where Tamil is official language is 6

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

Malayalam and Tamil as Minority Language

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

Malayalam as minority language: Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Tamil as minority language: Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles.

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

Malayalam and Tamil Regulators

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

Malayalam and Tamil Continents

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

Malayalam Interesting Facts:

Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.

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 Malayalam language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Tamil and Sanskrit Languages whereas Malayalam language is similar to Malayalam and derived from .