Countries
India, Nepal
  
India, Nepal
  
National Language
India, Nepal
  
India, Nepal
  
Second Language
Nepal
  
Nepal
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- 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.
  
- 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
Bhojpuri Language
  
Bhojpuri Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
pranam
  
pranam
  
Thank You
dhanyabad
  
dhanyabad
  
How Are You?
Aahan kehan chhi ?
  
Aahan kehan chhi ?
  
Good Night
Śubharātri
  
Śubharātri
  
Good Evening
shubh sandhya
  
shubh sandhya
  
Good Afternoon
dopahar ke bad namaskar
  
dopahar ke bad namaskar
  
Good Morning
Suprabhaat
  
Suprabhaat
  
Please
kripaya
  
kripaya
  
Sorry
maf karai
  
maf karai
  
Bye
Alavidā
  
Alavidā
  
I Love You
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi
  
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi
  
Excuse Me
kripaya
  
kripaya
  
Dialect 1
Tharuwat
  
Tharuwat
  
Where They Speak
Nepal
  
Nepal
  
Dialect 2
Madhubani
  
Madhubani
  
Where They Speak
North India
  
North India
  
Dialect 3
Khortha
  
Khortha
  
Where They Speak
Deoghar, France
  
Deoghar, France
  
How Many People Speak?
32.00 million
  
35
32.00 million
  
35
Native Speakers
27.00 million
  
30
27.00 million
  
30
Second Language Speakers
2.80 million
  
33
2.80 million
  
33
Native Name
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)
  
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)
  
Alternative Names
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
  
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
  
French Name
maithili
  
maithili
  
German Name
Maithili
  
Maithili
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Maithil
  
Maithil
  
Origin
14th century
  
14th century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Standard Maithili
  
Standard Maithili
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mai
  
mai
  
ISO 639 2/B
mai
  
mai
  
ISO 639 3
mai
  
mai
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mait1250
  
mait1250
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
All Maithili 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 Maithili and Maithili dialects. Various dialects of Maithili and Maithili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maithili are spoken in different Maithili Speaking Countries whereas Maithili Dialects are spoken in different Maithili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maithili vs Maithili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maithili dialects include: Tharuwat, Madhubani. Maithili dialects include: Tharuwat , Madhubani. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maithili and Maithili Speaking population
Maithili and Maithili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maithili and Maithili languages can be compared. The total count of Maithili and Maithili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 % 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 Maithili and Maithili on Maithili vs Maithili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maithili and Maithili Language Codes
Maithili and Maithili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maithili and Maithili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.