Maithili Language: Indo-Aryan language spoken in India and Nepal
Maithili (Nepali: मैथिली; /ˈmaɪtɪli/; 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. In ancient times, Maithili language was written in Mithilakshar. Now it is written in Devanagari script.
| Maithili | |
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| मैथिली, মৈথিলী | |
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| Native to | India, Nepal and Bangladesh |
| Region | Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Koshi Province, Bagmati Province, Rangpur Division |
| Ethnicity | Maithil |
Native speakers | 30 million (2000–2001) |
Indo-European
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| 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 |
| Glottolog | mait1250 |
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| Constitutionally recognised languages of India | |
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| Scheduled Languages | |
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| Related | |
| Official languages of India |
References
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