Tamil and Thai Speaking countries

Tamil

Thai

Thai and Tamil Speaking Countries

Countries

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

Thailand

Total No. Of Countries

National Language

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Thailand

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

Burma, Cambodia, Laos

Regulated By

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

Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)

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.

Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.

Similar To

Malayalam

Lao Language

Derived From

Not Available

Khmer Language

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Tamil and Thai as Minority Language

In Tamil and Thai speaking countries you will get the countries which have Tamil and Thai 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.
Thai as minority language: Burma, Cambodia, Laos.

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

Tamil and Thai Regulators

Tamil and Thai speaking countries provide you Tamil and Thai regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University regulates Tamil language.Thai is regulated by Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา). Also get to learn, Tamil and Thai Language History.

Tamil and Thai Continents

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

Thai Interesting Facts:

Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.

The Tamil language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Malayalam whereas Tamil language is similar to Lao Language and derived from Khmer Language.