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Filipino and Maithili


Maithili and Filipino


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
India, Nepal  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Philippines  
India, Nepal  

Second Language
Philippines  
Nepal  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
  • Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
  • Maithili has rich literature.
  

Similar To
Tagalog Language  
Bhojpuri Language  

Derived From
Spanish Language  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Maithili-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
28  
10
47  
27

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
8  
5

How Many Consonants
23  
13
22  
12

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kumusta  
pranam  

Thank You
Salamat  
dhanyabad  

How Are You?
Kumusta  
Aahan kehan chhi ?  

Good Night
magandang gabi  
Śubharātri  

Good Evening
Magandang gabi  
shubh sandhya  

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon  
dopahar ke bad namaskar  

Good Morning
Magandang umaga  
Suprabhaat  

Please
Mangyaring  
kripaya  

Sorry
pinagsisisihan  
maf karai  

Bye
Paalam  
Alavidā  

I Love You
Mahal kita  
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi  

Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako  
kripaya  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bikol  
Tharuwat  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Nepal  

How Many People Speak
100,000,000.00  
7
35,000,000.00  
21

Dialect 2
Hiligaynon  
Madhubani  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
North India  

How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00  
39
35,000,000.00  
19

Dialect 3
Waray  
Khortha  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Deoghar, France  

How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00  
99+
35,000,000.00  
17

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
15  
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
90.00 million  
17
32.00 million  
35

Speaking Population
1.74 %  
11
0.41 %  
35

Native Speakers
45.00 million  
23
27.00 million  
30

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million  
19
2.80 million  
99+

Native Name
filipino  
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)  

Alternative Names
Pilipino  
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia  

French Name
filipino; pilipino  
maithili  

German Name
Pilipino  
Maithili  

Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  
[ˈmaitʰili]  

Ethnicity
Filipino people  
Maithil  

History

Origin
16th Century  
14th century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Filipino  
Standard Maithili  

Language Position
34  
32
40  
37

Signed Forms
Filipino Sign Language  
Maithili Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No Data Available  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fil  
mai  

ISO 639 2/B
fil  
mai  

ISO 639 3
fil  
mai  

ISO 639 6
fil  
mai  

Glottocode
fili1244  
mait1250  

Linguasphere
No Data Available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Filipino and Maithili Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Filipino and Maithili dialects. Various dialects of Filipino and Maithili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Filipino are spoken in different Filipino Speaking Countries whereas Maithili Dialects are spoken in different Maithili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Filipino vs Maithili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Filipino dialects include: Bikol, Hiligaynon. Maithili dialects include: Tharuwat , Madhubani. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Filipino and Maithili Speaking population

Filipino and Maithili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Filipino and Maithili languages can be compared. The total count of Filipino and Maithili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Filipino language is 1.74 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Filipino and Maithili on Filipino vs Maithili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Filipino and Maithili Language Codes

Filipino and Maithili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Filipino and Maithili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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