Tamil and English Speaking countries

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Countries

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

Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Total No. Of Countries

633

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National Language

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America

Second Language

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry

India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore

Speaking Continents

Asia

Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America

Minority Language

Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

South Africa

Regulated By

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

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.

Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.

Similar To

Malayalam

Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and German Languages

Derived From

Latin

Tamil vs English Countries

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

Tamil Speaking Countries: Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu.
English Speaking Countries: Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

So we find that, total number of countries where Tamil is official language is 6 whereas total number of countries where English is official language is 33

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

Tamil and English as Minority Language

In Tamil and English speaking countries you will get the countries which have Tamil and English 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.
English as minority language: South Africa.

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

Tamil and English Regulators

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

Tamil and English Continents

Thinking about Tamil and English continents in which Tamil and English speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Tamil and English. Most of the Tamil speaking countries lie in Asia. While English speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America. 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 English 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.

English Interesting Facts:

Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.

The Tamil language was derived from and is similar to Malayalam whereas Tamil language is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and German Languages and derived from Latin.