| Maithili | |
|---|---|
| मैथिली • মৈথিনী | |
 The word "Maithili" written in Devanagari script | |
| Pronunciation | [ˈməi̯tʰɪliː] |
| Native to | India and Nepal |
| Region | Mithila |
| Ethnicity | Maithil |
Native speakers | 34.7 million (2000–2001)[1] |
Early forms | Magadhi Prakrit
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| Dialects | |
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| Official status | |
Official language in | |
| Regulated by | Sahitya Akademi, Maithili Academy, Maithili - Bhojpuri Academy, Delhi, Nepal Academy |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | mai |
| ISO 639-3 | mai |
| Glottolog | mait1250 |
 Maithili-speaking region of India and Nepal | |
Maithili (/ˈmaɪtɪli/ MY-til-ee,[3] Maithili: [ˈməi̯tʰɪliː]) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in parts of India and Nepal. It is native to the Mithila region, which encompasses parts of the eastern Indian states of Bihar and Jharkhand as well as the Nepal's Koshi and Madhesh Provinces. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India.[4][5][6] It is the second most commonly spoken language of Nepal.[7][8][9] It is also one of the fourteen provincial official languages of Nepal.[10]
The language is predominantly written in Devanagari, but the historical Tirhuta and Kaithi scripts retained some use until today.
- ^ Maithili at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)
- ^ "झारखंड : रघुवर सरकार कैबिनेट से मगही, भोजपुरी, मैथिली व अंगिका को द्वितीय भाषा का दर्जा". Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Maithili". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
- ^ "Constitutional provisions relating to Eighth Schedule" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "मैथिली लिपि को बढ़ावा देने के लिए विशेषज्ञों की जल्द ही बैठक बुला सकते हैं प्रकाश जावड़ेकर" [Prakash Javadekar likely to call meeting of experts to promote Maithili script]. NDTV News (in Hindi). 21 March 2018. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "मैथिली को भी मिलेगा दूसरी राजभाषा का दर्जा". Hindustan. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ National Statistics Office (2023), p. 32.
- ^ "Nepal languages". Ethnologue. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ Sah, K. K. (2013). "Some perspectives on Maithili". Nepalese Linguistics (28): 179–188.
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