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Maithili and Tamil Speaking countries


Tamil and Maithili Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
India, Nepal   
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
6   
9

National Language
India, Nepal   
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Second Language
Nepal   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

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.
  
  • 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.
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Similar To
Bhojpuri Language   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Maithili and Tamil as Minority Language

In Maithili and Tamil speaking countries you will get the countries which have Maithili and Tamil 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.
  • Tamil as minority language: Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles.

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

Maithili and Tamil Regulators

Maithili and Tamil speaking countries provide you Maithili and Tamil regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Maithili is not regulated.Tamil is regulated by Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University. Also get to learn, Maithili and Tamil Language History.

Maithili and Tamil Continents

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

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