Language of Minicoy,
Lakshadweep
· The
main language spoken in Lakshadweep is officially considered a dialect of
Malayalam but sounds more like Tamil.
· The
language spoken in Maliku is very different. It is an Indo-European language
called Divehi-bas, which is written in a script called Thaana-akuru. This
language is spoken by the Maldive islanders to the south. It is the national
and official language of the Maldives.