Maithili

Indo-Aryan language spoken in India and Nepal
Intangible natural_language Q36109
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Maithili

Summary

Maithili is a natural language[1]. Maithili draws 1,340 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #122 of 734).[2]

Key Facts

  • Maithili is identified as part of the Maithil ethnic group[3].
  • Maithili is in the country of India[4].
  • Maithili is in the country of Nepal[5].
  • Maithili's instance of is recorded as natural language[6].
  • Maithili's instance of is recorded as modern language[7].
  • Maithili is a type of Indo-Aryan[8].
  • Maithili's writing system is recorded as Devanagari[9].
  • Maithili's writing system is recorded as Kaithi[10].
  • Maithili's writing system is recorded as Tirhuta[11].
  • Maithili is part of Schedule languages of India[12].
  • Maithili's Commons category is recorded as Maithili language[13].
  • Maithili's Wikimedia language code is recorded as mai[14].
  • Maithili's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 26, 'lon': 87}[15].
  • Maithili's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Maithili language[16].
  • Maithili's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+33900000'}[17].
  • Maithili's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+3092530'}[18].
  • Maithili's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+13583464'}[19].
  • Maithili's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+33890000'}[20].
  • Maithili's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+195000'}[21].
  • Maithili's has characteristic is recorded as Sahitya Akademi Prize for Translation in Maithili[22].
  • Maithili's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'mai', 'text': 'मैथिली'}[23].
  • Maithili's indigenous to is recorded as Mumbai[24].
  • Maithili's indigenous to is recorded as Bihar[25].
  • Maithili's indigenous to is recorded as Delhi[26].
  • Maithili's indigenous to is recorded as Janakpur Zone[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural language[6] and modern language[7]. Maithili is a type of Indo-Aryan[8].

Use and Application

Maithili is part of Schedule languages of India[12].

Why It Matters

Maithili draws 1,340 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #122 of 734).[2] Maithili has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Maithili is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Ethnologue. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . censusindia.gov.in. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Ethnologue. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': 26, 'lon': 87}
    Category for films in this language Category:Maithili-language films
    Country
    Subclass of Indo-Aryan
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