Tamil and Swahili Speaking countries

Tamil

Swahili

Swahili and Tamil Speaking Countries

Countries

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

African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya

Total No. Of Countries

National Language

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania

Second Language

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry

Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Asia

Africa

Minority Language

Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

Not spoken in any of the countries

Regulated By

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

Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)

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.

Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.

Similar To

Malayalam

Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages

Derived From

Not Available

Arabic Language

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Tamil and Swahili as Minority Language

In Tamil and Swahili speaking countries you will get the countries which have Tamil and Swahili 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.
Swahili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Tamil and Swahili Regulators

Tamil and Swahili speaking countries provide you Tamil and Swahili regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University regulates Tamil language.Swahili is regulated by Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya). Also get to learn, Tamil and Swahili Language History.

Tamil and Swahili Continents

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

Swahili Interesting Facts:

Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.

The Tamil language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Malayalam whereas Tamil language is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.