Maithili language facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Maithili
मैथिली, মৈথিলী
Native to	India, Madhesh and Nepal
Region	Northern Bihar, Madhesh,Nepal
Ethnicity	Maithil
Native speakers	30 million  (2000–2001)
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Eastern Bihari Maithili
Dialects	Central (Sotipura) Western Khortha (Eastern) Dehati Jolaha Kisan Southern Thetiya
Writing system	Tirhuta (Mithilakshar) Kaithi (Maithili style) Devanagari
Official status
Official language in	Nepal Interim Constitution 2007 India 8th schedule of Constitution of India, Bihar

Maithili (Nepali: मैथिली; Maithilī) is an Indo-Aryan language. It is spoken in Nepal and northern India. It is spoken by 34.7 million people. Of those, 2.8 million are Nepalese people. It is the second largest national language of Nepal. In ancient times, Maithili language was written in Mithilakshar. Now it is written in Devanagari script.

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  Consonants in Mithilakshar

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In Spanish: Idioma maithili para niños