Maithili is spoken by millions in northern India and Nepal and is rich in literature and cultural history. As one of the recognised languages in India, it holds cultural importance in the region.
Maithili
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Classification
Indo-European > Indic
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Speakers
20.9 million
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Script
Devanagari
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Text direction
Left-to-right
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Official language
Nepal, India
Maithili
Maithili is mainly spoken by the Maithili ethnic group in India and Nepal. It is the second most spoken language in Nepal with circa 3.5 million speakers and a further 17.4 million speakers in northern India.
Previously, Maithili has been considered a dialect of Bengali or Hindi or grouped with other Bihari languages. There are several dialects within Maithili with a great variety between them but they are all mutually intelligible.
Maithili used to be written with Maithili script but is now written with the Devanagari script.
At Geo Language Services, our Maithili translations are crafted to preserve linguistic accuracy while respecting cultural nuances and traditions.
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Interesting fact
The name Maithili comes from Mithila, an ancient kingdom in modern-day India and Nepal.
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