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Malayalam and Maithili Speaking countries

1 Countries
1.1 Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
India, Nepal
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
32
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
India, Nepal
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Nepal
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
Not Available
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
  • 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.
1.9 Similar To
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
Bhojpuri Language
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Malayalam vs Maithili Countries

Comparing Malayalam vs Maithili countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Malayalam and Maithili languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Malayalam is official language is 3 whereas total number of countries where Maithili is official language is 2

Find if Malayalam and Maithili are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Malayalam and Maithili speaking countries will give you the presence of Malayalam and Maithili languages in different countries. Along with Malayalam vs Maithili countries, you can also compare Malayalam vs Maithili.

Malayalam and Maithili as Minority Language

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

  • Malayalam as minority language: Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
  • Maithili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Malayalam and Maithili Regulators

Malayalam and Maithili speaking countries provide you Malayalam and Maithili regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala regulates Malayalam language.Maithili is not regulated. Also get to learn, Malayalam and Maithili Language History.

Malayalam and Maithili Continents

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

Malayalam Interesting Facts:

  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.

Maithili 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.

The Malayalam language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Tamil and Sanskrit Languages whereas Malayalam language is similar to Bhojpuri Language and derived from Not Available.