Marathi and Malayalam Speaking countries

Marathi

Malayalam

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra

India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

India

Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry

1.4 Second Language

Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia

1.6 Minority Language

Israel, Mauritius

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

1.7 Regulated By

Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad

Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala

1.8 Interesting Facts

Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.

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.

1.9 Similar To

Konkani Language

Tamil and Sanskrit Languages

1.10 Derived From

Sanskrit Language

Marathi vs Malayalam Countries

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

Marathi Speaking Countries: Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra.
Malayalam Speaking Countries: India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry.

So we find that, total number of countries where Marathi is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where Malayalam is official language is 3

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

Marathi and Malayalam as Minority Language

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

Marathi as minority language: Israel, Mauritius.
Malayalam as minority language: Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

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

Marathi and Malayalam Regulators

Marathi and Malayalam speaking countries provide you Marathi and Malayalam regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad regulates Marathi language.Malayalam is regulated by Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala. Also get to learn, Marathi and Malayalam Language History.

Marathi and Malayalam Continents

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

Marathi Interesting Facts:

Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.

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.

The Marathi language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Konkani Language whereas Marathi language is similar to Tamil and Sanskrit Languages and derived from Sanskrit Language.