Countries
India, Nepal
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Total No. Of Countries
210
0
46
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National Language
India, Nepal
Portugal
Second Language
Nepal
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
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Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
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.
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
Similar To
Bhojpuri Language
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
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Latin
How Many People Speak?
32.00 million231.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.41 %3.27 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
27.00 million216.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
2.80 million15.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)
Português
Alternative Names
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
Português
French Name
maithili
portugais
German Name
Maithili
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
[ˈmaitʰili]
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Maithil
Portuguese people or portugueses