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Maithili and Sinhalese Speaking countries


Sinhalese and Maithili Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
India, Nepal   
Sri Lanka   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
India, Nepal   
Sri Lanka   

Second Language
Nepal   
Sri Lanka   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)   

Interesting Facts
  • Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
  • Maithili has rich literature.
  
  • In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
  • Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.
  

Similar To
Bhojpuri Language   
Maldivian Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

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Maithili and Sinhalese as Minority Language

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

  • Maithili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Sinhalese as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Maithili and Sinhalese Regulators

Maithili and Sinhalese speaking countries provide you Maithili and Sinhalese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Maithili is not regulated.Sinhalese is regulated by Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල). Also get to learn, Maithili and Sinhalese Language History.

Maithili and Sinhalese Continents

Thinking about Maithili and Sinhalese continents in which Maithili and Sinhalese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Maithili and Sinhalese. Most of the Maithili speaking countries lie in Asia. While Sinhalese 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 Maithili and Sinhalese languages:

Maithili Interesting Facts:

Sinhalese Interesting Facts:

The Maithili language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Bhojpuri Language whereas Maithili language is similar to Maldivian Language and derived from Sanskrit Language.

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