Maithili language
| Maithili | |
|---|---|
| मैथिली, মৈথিলী | |
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| Native to | India, Madhesh and Nepal |
| Region | Northern Bihar, Madhesh,Nepal |
| Ethnicity | Maithil |
| Native speakers | 30 million (2000–2001)[1] |
| Language family | |
| Dialects |
Central (Sotipura)
Western
Khortha (Eastern)
Dehati
Jolaha
Kisan
Southern
Thetiya
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| Writing system | Tirhuta (Mithilakshar) Kaithi (Maithili style) Devanagari |
| Official status | |
| Official language in |  Nepal Interim Constitution 2007India 8th schedule of Constitution of India, Bihar |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | mai |
| ISO 639-3 | mai |
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This language has its own Wikipedia project. See the Maithili language edition. |
Maithili (Nepali: मैथिली; /ˈmaɪtɨli/;[2] Maithilī) is an Indo-Aryan language. It is spoken in Nepal and northern India. It is spoken by 34.7 million people. Of those, 2.8 million are Nepalese people. It is the second largest national language of Nepal.[3] In ancient times, Maithili language was written in Mithilakshar.[4] Now it is written in Devanagari script.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Maithili at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)
- ↑ "Maithili". Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. 2nd ed. 1989.
- ↑ Lewis, M. P. (ed.) (2009). Maithili Ethnologue: Languages of the World. Sixteenth edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International.
- ↑ Yadava, Y. P. (2013). Linguistic context and language endangerment in Nepal. Nepalese Linguistics 28: 262–274.
