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Navajo and Maithili


Maithili and Navajo


Countries

Countries
United States of America  
India, Nepal  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
United States of America  
India, Nepal  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Nepal  

Speaking Continents
North America  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
  • Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  
  • 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
Apache Language  
Bhojpuri Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36  
18
47  
27

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
8  
5

How Many Consonants
34  
24
22  
12

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
19
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Yá'át'ééh  
pranam  

Thank You
Ahéhee'  
dhanyabad  

How Are You?
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?  
Aahan kehan chhi ?  

Good Night
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'  
Śubharātri  

Good Evening
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní  
shubh sandhya  

Good Afternoon
Yá'át'ééh  
dopahar ke bad namaskar  

Good Morning
Yá'át'ééh abíní  
Suprabhaat  

Please
T'aa shoodi  
kripaya  

Sorry
Nízhdził  
maf karai  

Bye
Hágoónee’  
Alavidā  

I Love You
Ayóó ánííníshí  
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi  

Excuse Me
Shoohá  
kripaya  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Navajo1  
Tharuwat  

Where They Speak
Arizona  
Nepal  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
99+
35,000,000.00  
21

Dialect 2
Navajo2  
Madhubani  

Where They Speak
New Mexico  
North India  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
99+
35,000,000.00  
19

Dialect 3
Navajo3  
Khortha  

Where They Speak
Utah  
Deoghar, France  

How Many People Speak
120,000.00  
99+
35,000,000.00  
17

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
15  
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.70 million  
99+
32.00 million  
35

Speaking Population
0.05 %  
99+
0.41 %  
35

Native Speakers
1.70 million  
99+
27.00 million  
30

Second Language Speakers
0.17 million  
99+
2.80 million  
99+

Native Name
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí  
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)  

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

French Name
navaho  
maithili  

German Name
Navajo-Sprache  
Maithili  

Pronunciation
[ˈnævəhoʊ]  
[ˈmaitʰili]  

Ethnicity
Navajo people  
Maithil  

History

Origin
1500 CE  
14th century  

Language Family
Dené–Yeniseian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Athapascan  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Navajo  
Standard Maithili  

Language Position
29  
27
40  
37

Signed Forms
Navajo Sign Language  
Maithili Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
nv  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nav  
mai  

ISO 639 2/B
nav  
mai  

ISO 639 3
nav  
mai  

ISO 639 6
nav  
mai  

Glottocode
nava1243  
mait1250  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic  
-  

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All Navajo 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 Navajo and Maithili dialects. Various dialects of Navajo and Maithili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Navajo are spoken in different Navajo Speaking Countries whereas Maithili Dialects are spoken in different Maithili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Navajo vs Maithili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Navajo dialects include: Navajo1, Navajo2. Maithili dialects include: Tharuwat , Madhubani. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Navajo and Maithili Speaking population

Navajo and Maithili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Navajo and Maithili languages can be compared. The total count of Navajo and Maithili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Navajo language is 0.05 % 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 Navajo and Maithili on Navajo vs Maithili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Navajo and Maithili Language Codes

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

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