Zulu and Tamil Speaking countries

Zulu

Tamil

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Countries

South Africa

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

Total No. Of Countries

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National Language

South Africa

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Second Language

Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry

Speaking Continents

Africa

Asia

Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

Regulated By

Pan South African Language Board

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

Interesting Facts

The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.

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.

Similar To

Xhosa Language

Malayalam

Derived From

Zulu vs Tamil Countries

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

Zulu Speaking Countries: South Africa.
Tamil Speaking Countries: Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu.

So we find that, total number of countries where Zulu is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Tamil is official language is 6

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

Zulu and Tamil as Minority Language

In Zulu and Tamil speaking countries you will get the countries which have Zulu and Tamil as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

Zulu as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
Tamil as minority language: Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles.

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

Zulu and Tamil Regulators

Zulu and Tamil speaking countries provide you Zulu and Tamil regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Pan South African Language Board regulates Zulu language.Tamil is regulated by Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University. Also get to learn, Zulu and Tamil Language History.

Zulu and Tamil Continents

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

Zulu Interesting Facts:

The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English 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.

The Zulu language was derived from and is similar to Xhosa Language whereas Zulu language is similar to Malayalam and derived from .