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Q11
(IAS/2005)
Geography › World Human & Economic Geography › World linguistic patterns
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In which one of the following countries, is Tamil a major language?
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The correct answer is Singapore. Tamil is one of Singapore’s four official languages and is accorded formal status there, giving it institutional presence in education, media and government functions [1]. Singapore also hosts several hundreds of thousands of Tamil speakers and a visible Tamil linguistic community, underscoring its role as a major language in that country [2]. By contrast, Mauritius—while granting Tamil constitutional recognition—has it as a minority/heritage language rather than one of the country’s primary official languages [1]. Myanmar and Indonesia have Tamil-speaking migrant or diaspora groups but do not recognize Tamil as a major national language.
Sources
- [1] https://www.americantamilacademy.org/?page_id=2280
- [2] https://plc.sas.upenn.edu/languages/tamil
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