Maithili
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Maithili is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the eastern Indian state of Bihar and neighboring regions, with a rich literary tradition and official recognition in India.
Aliases (2)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indo-Aryan language
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language → |
| branch |
Indo-Aryan languages
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| classification |
Eastern Indo-Aryan language
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| closelyRelatedTo |
Bhojpuri
→
Magahi → |
| country |
India
→
Nepal → |
| family |
Indo-European languages
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| hasDialects |
various regional dialects
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| hasGrammaticalFeature |
SOV word order
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case marking → gender distinctions → postpositions → |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive aspiration
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retroflex consonants → |
| hasRich |
literary tradition
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| historicalScript |
Tirhuta script
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| ISO639-1 |
mai
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| ISO639-2 |
mai
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| ISO639-3 |
mai
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| languageCode |
mai
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| languageFamilyPosition |
one of the major languages of the Eastern Indo-Aryan group
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| literaryForm |
drama
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poetry → prose → |
| notableAuthor |
Vidyapati
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| officialStatus |
scheduled language of India
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| recognizedAs |
modern Indian language with classical literary heritage
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| recognizedIn |
Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India
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| region |
Bihar
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Jharkhand → Mithila region → Nepal → eastern India → |
| script |
Devanagari
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|
| spokenIn |
Darbhanga district
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Madhubani district → Saharsa district → Samastipur district → Sitamarhi district → Supaul district → parts of Terai region of Nepal → |
| subfamily |
Indo-Iranian languages
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| usedFor |
education in some regional institutions
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media and broadcasting in regional channels → religious and cultural literature → |
| writingDirection |
left-to-right
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| writingSystem |
abugida
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Referenced by (30)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Assamese
→
Bhojpuri → Hindi → Magahi → Nepali → Odia → |
closelyRelatedTo |
|
Mithila region
→
Supaul district → Vidyapati → |
language |
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Madhubani district
→
Nepali American → Sitamarhi district → |
languageSpoken |
|
Northern India
→
Samastipur district → |
majorLanguage |
|
Madhubani district
→
Supaul district → |
officialLanguage |
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Bihar
→
Darbhanga district → |
regionalLanguage |
|
Magadhi Prakrit
("Maithili language")
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|
ancestorOf |
|
Google Translate
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availableLanguage |
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Pandey
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|
hasLanguage |
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Eastern India
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|
hasOfficialLanguage |
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Mithila region
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historicalLanguage |
|
Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India
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languageListed |
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Vidyapati
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|
notableWorkLanguage |
|
Mithila region
("Maithili is a scheduled language of India")
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|
officialLanguageStatus |
|
Tirhuta script
→
|
primaryLanguage |
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India
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|
recognizedLanguage |
|
Tirhuta script
("Maithili language")
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|
usedFor |
|
Devanagari script
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|
usedForLanguage |