Maithili language
Maithili (Maithili: मैथिली; /ˈmaɪtɪli/;[2] Maithilī) is an Indo-Aryan language. It is spoken in Nepal and eastern India. It is spoken by over 75 million people.[3] It is the second largest national language of Nepal.[4] In ancient times, Maithili language was written in Mithilakshar.[5] Now it is written in Devanagari script.
| Maithili | |
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| 𑒧𑒻𑒟𑒱𑒪𑒲, मैथिली | |
[[File:  The word "Maithili" written in Devanagari and Tirhuta script | |
| Native to | India and Nepal |
| Region | Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Koshi Province, Madhesh Province, Bagmati Province, Rangpur Division |
| Ethnicity | Maithil |
| Native speakers | c. 75 million[1] (date missing) |
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| Writing system | Tirhuta (Mithilakshar) Kaithi (Maithili style) Devanagari |
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| Official language in |  India  Nepal |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | mai |
| ISO 639-3 | mai |
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| Scheduled Languages | |
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This language has its own Wikipedia project. See the Maithili language edition. |
Maithili Language Media
Manuscript of Varna Ratnakara, Tirhuta script.
Manuscript of Maithili songs by Vidyapati, Newar script.
Consonants in Tirhuta script
References
- ↑ Announcing four new languages: Konkani, Maithili, Sindhi and Sinhala. Microsoft.comMicrosoft.
- ↑ "Maithili". Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. 2nd ed. 1989.
- ↑ Announcing four new languages: Konkani, Maithili, Sindhi and Sinhala. Microsoft.comMicrosoft.
- ↑ Lewis, M. P. (ed.) (2009). Maithili Archived 2013-09-22 at the Wayback Machine 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.
