Tamil and Portuguese Speaking countries

Tamil

Portuguese

Countries

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

Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe

Total No. Of Countries

National Language

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Portugal

Second Language

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry

United States of America

Speaking Continents

Asia

Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America

Minority Language

Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America

Regulated By

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

Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras

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.

Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.

Similar To

Malayalam

Spanish and Galician Languages

Derived From

Not Available

Latin

Alphabets >>

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Tamil and Portuguese as Minority Language

In Tamil and Portuguese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Tamil and Portuguese 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.
Portuguese as minority language: Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America.

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

Tamil and Portuguese Regulators

Tamil and Portuguese speaking countries provide you Tamil and Portuguese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University regulates Tamil language.Portuguese is regulated by Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras. Also get to learn, Tamil and Portuguese Language History.

Tamil and Portuguese Continents

Thinking about Tamil and Portuguese continents in which Tamil and Portuguese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Tamil and Portuguese. Most of the Tamil speaking countries lie in Asia. While Portuguese speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America. 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 Portuguese 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.

Portuguese Interesting Facts:

Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.

The Tamil language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Malayalam whereas Tamil language is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages and derived from Latin.