Maithili language

Maithili (Maithili: 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.Lewis, M. P. (ed.) (2009). Maithili  Ethnologue: Languages of the World. Sixteenth edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. In ancient times, Maithili language was written in Mithilakshar.Yadava, Y. P. (2013). Linguistic context and language endangerment in Nepal. Nepalese Linguistics 28: 262–274. Now it is written in Devanagari script.

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Category:Indo-Aryan languages
Category:Languages of India
Category:Languages of Nepal