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Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
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Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Asia
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  • 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.
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    India, Karnataka, India
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    Karnataka, India
    Goa
    Asia
    Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
    Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
    • 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.
    Telugu
    Sanskrit Language

    Tamil vs Kannada Countries

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

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

    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: .
    • Kannada as minority language: .

    If you want to compare Tamil and Kannada dialects, then you can go to Tamil vs Kannada. 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. regulates Tamil language.Kannada is regulated by . Also get to learn, Tamil vs Kannada.

    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 . While Kannada speaking countries lie in . 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:

    Kannada Interesting Facts:

    The Tamil language was derived from and is similar to whereas Tamil language is similar to and derived from .