Tamil and Malayalam Speaking countries

Tamil

Malayalam

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Countries

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

India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry

Total No. Of Countries

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National Language

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry

Second Language

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry

Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Asia

Minority Language

Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Regulated By

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

Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala

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.

Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.

Similar To

Malayalam

Tamil and Sanskrit Languages

Derived From

Sanskrit Language

Tamil vs Malayalam Countries

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

Tamil Speaking Countries: Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu.
Malayalam Speaking Countries: India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry.

So we find that, total number of countries where Tamil is official language is 6 whereas total number of countries where Malayalam is official language is 3

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

Tamil and Malayalam as Minority Language

In Tamil and Malayalam speaking countries you will get the countries which have Tamil and Malayalam 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.
Malayalam as minority language: Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

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

Tamil and Malayalam Regulators

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

Tamil and Malayalam Continents

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

Malayalam Interesting Facts:

Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.

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