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Santali and Tamil Speaking countries

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Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries

16
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National Language

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal
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

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

  • Santali language was an oral language till nineteenth century.
  • Before the invention of Santali alphabets, Santali was written with the Bengali or Odia alphabets.
  • 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

Munda Language
Malayalam

Derived From

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Santali vs Tamil Countries

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

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

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

Santali and Tamil as Minority Language

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

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

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

Santali and Tamil Regulators

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

Santali and Tamil Continents

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

Santali Interesting Facts:

  • Santali language was an oral language till nineteenth century.
  • Before the invention of Santali alphabets, Santali was written with the Bengali or Odia alphabets.

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 Santali language was derived from and is similar to Munda Language whereas Santali language is similar to Malayalam and derived from .