Maithili language

Indo-Aryan language spoken in India and Nepal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Maithili language
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Maithili (Maithili: मैथिली; /ˈmtɪli/;[2] 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.[3] In ancient times, Maithili language was written in Mithilakshar.[4] Now it is written in Devanagari script.

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