Countries
India, Nepal
India, No official status
National Language
India, Nepal
India
Second Language
Nepal
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
Similar To
Bhojpuri Language
Maithili and Magahi
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Bhojpuri-Alphabets.jpg#200
How Many Consonants
Not Available
Scripts
Devanagari
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
pranam
प्रणाम (prannam)
Thank You
dhanyabad
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
How Are You?
Aahan kehan chhi ?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
Good Night
Śubharātri
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Evening
shubh sandhya
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Afternoon
dopahar ke bad namaskar
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Morning
Suprabhaat
राम राम (raam raam)
Please
kripaya
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
Sorry
maf karai
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Bye
Alavidā
प्रणाम (prannam)
I Love You
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
Excuse Me
kripaya
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Dialect 1
Tharuwat
Caribbean Hindustani
Where They Speak
Nepal
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Madhubani
Fiji Hindi
Where They Speak
North India
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Khortha
Tharu Bhojpuri
Where They Speak
Deoghar, France
India
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
Alternative Names
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
French Name
maithili
bhojpuri
German Name
Maithili
Bhojpuri
Pronunciation
Not Available
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
Ethnicity
Maithil
Not Available
Origin
14th century
19th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
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Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Maithili
Bhojpuri
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
mait1250
bhoj1246
Linguasphere
No data available
59-AAF-sa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Maithili and Bhojpuri 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 Maithili and Bhojpuri dialects. Various dialects of Maithili and Bhojpuri language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maithili are spoken in different Maithili Speaking Countries whereas Bhojpuri Dialects are spoken in different Bhojpuri speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maithili vs Bhojpuri Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maithili dialects include: Tharuwat, Madhubani. Bhojpuri dialects include: Caribbean Hindustani , Fiji Hindi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maithili and Bhojpuri Speaking population
Maithili and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maithili and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Maithili and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 %. 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 Maithili and Bhojpuri on Maithili vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maithili and Bhojpuri Language Codes
Maithili and Bhojpuri language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maithili and Bhojpuri Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.