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Maithili
Maithili

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Maithili and Persian Speaking countries

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Countries

Countries

India, Nepal
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan

Total No. Of Countries

23
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National Language

India, Nepal
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

Second Language

Nepal
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

Speaking Continents

Asia
Asia

Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

Regulated By

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Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan

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.
  • In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
  • Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.

Similar To

Bhojpuri Language
Pashto and Balochi Languages

Derived From

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Arabic Language

Maithili vs Persian Countries

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

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

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

Maithili and Persian as Minority Language

In Maithili and Persian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Maithili and Persian 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.
  • Persian as minority language: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.

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

Maithili and Persian Regulators

Maithili and Persian speaking countries provide you Maithili and Persian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. regulates Maithili language.Persian is regulated by Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan. Also get to learn, Maithili and Persian Language History.

Maithili and Persian Continents

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

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.

Persian Interesting Facts:

  • In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
  • Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.

The Maithili language was derived from and is similar to Bhojpuri Language whereas Maithili language is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.