Language · Dravidian
Tamil
தமிழ் – its own name
Official or co-official in 2 countries. Listed in 7 countries.
- Speakers (estimate)
- c. 91 million
- sum over countries per CLDR, including second-language users
- Script
- Tamil
Where it is spoken
- Co-official 2
- Regional 1
- Minority 4
Co-official
Regional
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India
5.9%
83 million
Official in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
Minority
- United Kingdom 3.2% 2.2 million
- Malaysia 4.2% 1.5 million
- Canada 0.7% 252 thousand
- Mauritius 2.5% 33 thousand