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Maithili-speaking region of India and Nepal. Maithili (English: / ˈmaɪtɪli /, [ 4 ]Hindi pronunciation: [/mɛːt̪ʱili/]) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in parts of India and Nepal. It is native to the Mithila region, which encompasses parts of the Indian states of Bihar and Jharkhand as well as the Nepal's Koshi and Madhesh Provinces.
The Tirhuta or Maithili script was the primary historical script for the Maithili language, as well as one of the historical scripts for Sanskrit. It is believed to have originated in the 13th century CE. It is very similar to Bengali–Assamese script, with most consonants being effectively identical in appearance.
The Varna Ratnakara, Maithili: वर्ण रत्नाकर, (IAST: Varṇa Ratnākara), literally "Ocean of description", is the oldest prose work of Maithili language, written in 1324 [3] CE by the Maithil scholar, priest and poet Jyotirishwar Thakur. [4][5][6] The author was a part of the court of King Harisimhadeva (r. 1304–1324) of ...
This page describes the grammar of Maithili language, which has a complex verbal system, nominal declension with a few inflections, and extensive use of honoroficity.It is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Maithili people and is spoken in the Indian state of Bihar with some speakers in Jharkhand and nearby states.The language has a large number of speakers in Nepal too, which is second in ...
Maithili literature is the entire collection of poetry, novels, short stories, documents and other writings in the Maithili language.The most famous literary figure in Maithili is the poet Vidyapati (1350–1450), who wrote his poems in the language of the people, i.e., Maithili, at a time when state's official language was Sanskrit and Sanskrit was being used as a literary language.
The Tirhuta script, also known as the Mithilakshar script, was used as the original script of the language. However, during the 20th century most Maithili writers gradually adopted Devanagari script for Maithili. [39] Some traditional pandits still use Tirhuta script for pātā (ceremonial letters related to important functions, such as marriage).
Thēthi. Thēthi, also known as Thēth, Thethiya, Thenthi, or Thati, is a Maithili dialect, mainly spoken in the Mithila region of India and Nepal. [1][2] It is spoken mainly in Kosi, Purnia and Munger divisions of Bihar, India and in some of the adjoining districts of Nepal. [3] It has 165,000 speakers in India according to the 2011 census.
The Maithili Wikipedia is the Maithili language version of Wikipedia, run by the Wikimedia Foundation. The site was launched on 6 November 2014. [1] As of September 2024, it has 14,117 articles and 14,696 registered users. Today, Maithili is written in the Devanagari script [2] and the site uses the same. Maithili is an Indo-Aryan language ...