Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Hong Kong, Macau
Total No. Of Countries
62
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
China, Guangdong
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Hawaii
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
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.
- Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
- Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.
Similar To
Malayalam
Chinese Language
Derived From
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