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Tamil and Maithili Speaking countries

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Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries

62
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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
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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.
  • 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

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Tamil vs Maithili Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Tamil is official language is 6 whereas total number of countries where Maithili is official language is 2

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

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 regulated by . 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:

Tamil 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.
    • 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 Tamil language was derived from and is similar to Malayalam whereas Tamil language is similar to Bhojpuri Language and derived from .