Igbo and Maithili
Countries
Nigeria
India, Nepal
National Language
Nigeria
India, Nepal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Nepal
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
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Interesting Facts
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
- Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
- Maithili has rich literature.
Similar To
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Bhojpuri Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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How Many Consonants
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Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere
Aahan kehan chhi ?
Good Night
ka chi fo
Śubharātri
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
shubh sandhya
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
dopahar ke bad namaskar
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
Suprabhaat
Bye
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Alavidā
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi
Dialect 1
Enuani
Tharuwat
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Nepal
Where They Speak
Nigeria
North India
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Not present
Khortha
Where They Speak
Not Available
Deoghar, France
Speaking Population
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
igbo
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)
Alternative Names
Ibo
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
French Name
igbo
maithili
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
Maithili
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
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Ethnicity
Igbo people
Maithil
Origin
30th Century BC
14th century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Kwa
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Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
Standard Maithili
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ig
No data available
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nucl1417
mait1250
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Igbo and Maithili Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Igbo and Maithili dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Maithili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Maithili Dialects are spoken in different Maithili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Maithili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Maithili dialects include: Tharuwat , Madhubani. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Igbo and Maithili Speaking population
Igbo and Maithili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Maithili languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Maithili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Igbo and Maithili on Igbo vs Maithili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Igbo and Maithili Language Codes
Igbo and Maithili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Maithili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.