Maithili Language
मैथिली भाषा भारत के पूर्वी भाग में बिहार राज्य आ नेपाल के पूर्वी तराई क्षेत्र में बेसीतर बाजल जाइत अछि | पहिने एकरा हिन्दी आ बंगला के बोली मानल जाइत छल | ओना भारत मे मैथिली केँ स्वतंत्र भाषाक दर्जा वर्ष 2003 मे भेलैक।ई मात्र एकटा जन आन्दोलनक कारण भ’ सकैत छल जे मैथिली केँ भारतीय संविधानक आठम अनुसूची मे शामिल करबाक माध्यम सँ आधिकारिक दर्जा देबाक आह्वान केलक जाहि सँ एकर उपयोग कयल जा सकय शिक्षा, सरकारी एवं अन्य प्रयोजनों के लिये। ई भारत मे लगभग 4.5 करोड़ लोक बजैत अछि । ई भारत केरऽ १६वां सबसें बोललऽ जाय वाला भाषा आरू विश्व केरऽ ४०वां सबसें बोललऽ जाय वाला भाषा छेकै ।
Maithili language is mostly spoken in the eastern part of India in state of Bihar and the eastern Terai region of Nepal. It was earlier considered to be a dialect of Hindi and Bengali. However, Maithili achieved an independent language status in India in the year 2003. This could happen only because of a mass movement that called for providing Maithili an official status through its inclusion in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution so that it may be used for education, government and other purposes. It is spoken by approximately 4.5 Crore people in India. It is the 16th most spoken language in India and 40th most spoken language in the World.
Dialects :
| Standard Maithili | Jolaha |
| Southern Standard Maithili | Central Colloquial Maithili |
| Eastern Maithili | Kisan |
| Western Maithili | Dehati |
Tirhuta (Maithili)
The Tirhuta (also called Mithilakshar) script has historically been used for writing the Maithili language.
Below are Maithili numerals 1-10 in romanization.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ek | du: | ti:n | cha:ri | pã:ch | ch’a | sa:t | a:t‘ | nau | dash |
