Tamil and Urdu Speaking countries

Tamil

Urdu

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Countries

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

India, Pakistan

Total No. Of Countries

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National Language

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Pakistan

Second Language

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry

Pakistan

Speaking Continents

Asia

Asia, Oceania

Minority Language

Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

India

Regulated By

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

National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan

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.

Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.

Similar To

Malayalam

Arabic and Hindi Languages

Derived From

Ghaznavid Persian Language

Tamil vs Urdu Countries

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

Tamil Speaking Countries: Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu.
Urdu Speaking Countries: India, Pakistan.

So we find that, total number of countries where Tamil is official language is 6 whereas total number of countries where Urdu is official language is 2

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

Tamil and Urdu as Minority Language

In Tamil and Urdu speaking countries you will get the countries which have Tamil and Urdu 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.
Urdu as minority language: India.

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

Tamil and Urdu Regulators

Tamil and Urdu speaking countries provide you Tamil and Urdu regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University regulates Tamil language.Urdu is regulated by National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan. Also get to learn, Tamil and Urdu Language History.

Tamil and Urdu Continents

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

Urdu Interesting Facts:

Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.

The Tamil language was derived from and is similar to Malayalam whereas Tamil language is similar to Arabic and Hindi Languages and derived from Ghaznavid Persian Language.