‘Dhivehi’ is a principal language of which one of the following Union Territories?
[amp_mcq option1=”Puducherry” option2=”Ladakh” option3=”Lakshadweep” option4=”Jammu and Kashmir” correct=”option3″]
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UPSC CAPF – 2022
While Malayalam is the widely spoken language in most islands of Lakshadweep, the people of Minicoy Island, which is part of the Lakshadweep Union Territory, speak Mahl. Mahl is a dialect of Dhivehi, the official language of the Republic of Maldives. Thus, Dhivehi (in the form of Mahl) is a principal language for a part of the UT.