Tamil and Bengali Speaking countries

Tamil

Bengali

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Countries

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

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone

Total No. Of Countries

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National Language

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Bangladesh, India

Second Language

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry

India

Speaking Continents

Asia

Minority Language

Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America

Regulated By

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

Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi

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.

Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.

Similar To

Malayalam

Assamese and Oriya

Derived From

Sanskrit Language

Tamil vs Bengali Countries

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

Tamil Speaking Countries: Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu.
Bengali Speaking Countries: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone.

So we find that, total number of countries where Tamil is official language is 6 whereas total number of countries where Bengali is official language is 4

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

Tamil and Bengali as Minority Language

In Tamil and Bengali speaking countries you will get the countries which have Tamil and Bengali 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.
Bengali as minority language: Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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

Tamil and Bengali Regulators

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

Tamil and Bengali Continents

Thinking about Tamil and Bengali continents in which Tamil and Bengali speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Tamil and Bengali. Most of the Tamil speaking countries lie in Asia. While Bengali 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 Tamil and Bengali 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.

Bengali Interesting Facts:

Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.

The Tamil language was derived from and is similar to Malayalam whereas Tamil language is similar to Assamese and Oriya and derived from Sanskrit Language.