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Tamil and Maithili Speaking countries


Maithili and Tamil Speaking Countries


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
2   
13

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

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   
Nepal   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

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

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

Interesting Facts
  • 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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  • 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
Malayalam   
Bhojpuri Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Tamil and Maithili as Minority Language

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

  • Tamil as minority language: Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles.
  • Maithili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Tamil and Maithili Regulators

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

Tamil and Maithili Continents

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

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