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Sinhalese and Maithili Speaking countries


Maithili and Sinhalese Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Sri Lanka   
India, Nepal   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Sri Lanka   
India, Nepal   

Second Language
Sri Lanka   
Nepal   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

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

Regulated By
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
  • Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Maldivian Language   
Bhojpuri Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

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Sinhalese and Maithili as Minority Language

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

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

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

Sinhalese and Maithili Regulators

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

Sinhalese and Maithili Continents

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

Sinhalese Interesting Facts:

Maithili Interesting Facts:

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

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