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Maithili
Indo-Aryan language spoken in India and Nepal
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Details
Instance of
natural language
,
modern language
Subclass of
Indo-Aryan
Part of
Schedule languages of India
Country
India
,
Nepal
category for films in this language
Category:Maithili-language films
ethnic group
Maithil
Ethnologue language status
2 Provincial
has characteristic
Sahitya Akademi Prize for Translation in Maithili
indigenous to
Mumbai
,
Bihar
,
Delhi
,
Janakpur Zone
,
Kosi Zone
,
Narayani Zone
,
Sagarmatha Zone
linguistic typology
subject–object–verb
native label
मैथिली
number of speakers, writers, or signers
33900000
, 3092530
, 13583464
, 33890000
, 195000
topic's main category
Category:Maithili language
Wikimedia language code
mai
writing system
Devanagari
,
Kaithi
,
Tirhuta
Works in this collection
(1)
Bhamati
—
Connected on Wikidata
Influenced
Contact Hindi of Bihar
Northeastern Contact Hindi
Contact Hindi of Meghalaya
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