Tamil and Kannada Speaking countries

Tamil

Kannada

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Countries

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

India, Karnataka, India

Total No. Of Countries

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National Language

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Karnataka, India

Second Language

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry

Goa

Speaking Continents

Asia

Minority Language

Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana

Regulated By

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

Various academies and the Government of Karnataka

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.

Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.

Similar To

Malayalam

Telugu

Derived From

Sanskrit Language

Tamil vs Kannada Countries

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

Tamil Speaking Countries: Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu.
Kannada Speaking Countries: India, Karnataka, India.

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

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

Tamil and Kannada as Minority Language

In Tamil and Kannada speaking countries you will get the countries which have Tamil and Kannada 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.
Kannada as minority language: Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana.

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

Tamil and Kannada Regulators

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

Tamil and Kannada Continents

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

Kannada Interesting Facts:

Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.

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