Tamil and Indonesian Speaking countries
Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Indonesia
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Indonesia
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
East Timor, Indonesia
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
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 modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
Similar To
Malayalam
Malay language
Derived From
Not Available
Malay and Dutch Languages
Tamil and Indonesian as Minority Language
In Tamil and Indonesian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Tamil and Indonesian 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.
- Indonesian as minority language: Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands.
If you want to compare Tamil and Indonesian dialects, then you can go to Tamil vs Indonesian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Tamil and Indonesian Regulators
Tamil and Indonesian speaking countries provide you Tamil and Indonesian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University regulates Tamil language.Indonesian is regulated by Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa. Also get to learn, Tamil and Indonesian Language History.
Tamil and Indonesian Continents
Thinking about Tamil and Indonesian continents in which Tamil and Indonesian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Tamil and Indonesian. Most of the Tamil speaking countries lie in Asia. While Indonesian 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 Indonesian 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.
Indonesian Interesting Facts:
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
The Tamil language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Malayalam whereas Tamil language is similar to Malay language and derived from Malay and Dutch Languages.