Tamil and Arabic Speaking countries

Tamil

Arabic

Countries

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

Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

Total No. Of Countries

National Language

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

Second Language

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry

Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Asia

Africa, Asia

Minority Language

Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

Not spoken in any of the countries

Regulated By

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

Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council

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.

Arabic is 5th common language in world.
Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.

Similar To

Malayalam

Amharic and Hebrew

Derived From

Not Available

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Tamil and Arabic as Minority Language

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

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

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

Tamil and Arabic Regulators

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

Tamil and Arabic Continents

Thinking about Tamil and Arabic continents in which Tamil and Arabic speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Tamil and Arabic. Most of the Tamil speaking countries lie in Asia. While Arabic speaking countries lie in Africa, 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 Tamil and Arabic languages:

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.

Arabic Interesting Facts:

Arabic is 5th common language in world.
Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.

The Tamil language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Malayalam whereas Tamil language is similar to Amharic and Hebrew and derived from Not Available.