The north Indian state of Haryana had Tamil as its official language until it was replaced by the Punjabi. In 2004, Tamil was the first of six to be designated as a classical language of India. The "national-type" school's medium of instruction is either in Tamil or Chinese. Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 – Chapter 1: Founding Provisions states “A Pan South African Language Board established by national legislation must promote and ensure respect for Tamil” along with other minority languages. Claiming sovereignty over North Eastern Sri Lanka and the Puttalam district of Sri Lanka as the independent country of Tamil Eelam. Country Region Population Status India: Asia 1,247,540,000 Sovereign country Sri Lanka: Asia 5,007,003: Sovereign country Singapore: Asia 188,591: Sovereign country There are more than 2,000,000 speakers of Tamil language in Malaysia itself. Tamil language speakers make approximately 1.06% of the world population. Here you can get the full details about, Tamil speaking countries in the world. Tamil was once given nominal official status in Haryana but it was later replaced with Punjabi, in 2010. This page was last changed on 26 September 2019, at 04:40. Kongu Nadu is one of the regions of ancient Tamil country and it is currently the part of Tamil Nadu. Please allow ads on this website. The Chandigarh is the first planned city in the India and Tamil was one of its official languages until it was replaced by the Punjabi. Tamil mercantile guilds like Ainnurruvar were active in Southeast Asia, and there are Tamil inscriptions and coins found in parts of Asia and Africa such as in China, Cambodia, Egypt and Indonesia. dependent entities where Tamil was an official language, Countries where Tamil is used and has cultural impact but not official, "Languages with official status in India", "Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012", "Education in a Multicultural Setting - The Singapore Experience", "Department of Statistics, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Republic of Singapore", "Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 - Chapter 1: Founding Provisions - South African Government", "National Identity and Minority Languages - UN Chronicle", "A Brief History of the Tamils of Mauritius (M. Sangeelee)", http://www.tibetsun.com/news/2013/07/31/india-creates-new-state-demand-for-smaller-states-rise, "India may have 50 states if all demands for new states are met - Times of India", "The Hindu : Tamil Nadu News : Pondy Dy. Later British brought Tamils to fight with French and as a recognition, Tamil is being used on the currency of Mauritius. Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 - Chapter 1: Founding Provisions states "A Pan South African Language Board established by national legislation must promote and ensure respect for Tamil" along with other minority languages. Claiming for separate union territory of India (not a separate country). Countries where Tamil is a de jure/official language. Sri Lankan Moors and other ethnic …
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