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Tamil and Javanese Speaking countries

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Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries

61
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National Language

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Indonesia

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
Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname

Regulated By

Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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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 Javanese group is the largest ethnic group in Indonesian.
  • The earliest writing in Javanese dates from the 4th Century AD, at that time Javanese was written with the Pallava alphabet.

Similar To

Malayalam
Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages

Derived From

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Tamil vs Javanese Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Tamil is official language is 6 whereas total number of countries where Javanese is official language is 1

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

Tamil and Javanese as Minority Language

In Tamil and Javanese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Tamil and Javanese 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.
  • Javanese as minority language: Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname.

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

Tamil and Javanese Regulators

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

Tamil and Javanese Continents

Thinking about Tamil and Javanese continents in which Tamil and Javanese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Tamil and Javanese. Most of the Tamil speaking countries lie in Asia. While Javanese 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 Javanese 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.
    • Javanese Interesting Facts:

      • The Javanese group is the largest ethnic group in Indonesian.
      • The earliest writing in Javanese dates from the 4th Century AD, at that time Javanese was written with the Pallava alphabet.

      The Tamil language was derived from and is similar to Malayalam whereas Tamil language is similar to Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages and derived from .