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Maithili language (मैथिली, মৈথিলী, Maithilī) is spoken in the eastern
region of India and South-eastern region of Nepal. The native speakers
of Maithili reside in Bihar, South-east Nepal and in parts of
Jharkhand and West Bengal. The cultural and linguistic centers of
Maithili are the cities of Madhubani, Janakpur, Sirha, Saptari,
Viratnagar, Saharsa, Supaul, Purnea, Jhanjharpur and Darbhanga.
Maithili is also spoken in the Terai region of Nepal, in eastern parts
of the Narayani Zone and Janakpur Zone. Besides Narayani and Janakpur
Zones of Nepal Maithili is also spoken in Janakpur, Sagarmatha, Koshi,
Narayani, Lumbini, and Mahakali Zones of Nepal. In fact Narayani,
Lumbini and Mahakali regions of Nepal have a lower number of speakers
if compared with the other three regions of Janakpur, Sagarmatha and
Koshi. It is the second largest spoken language of Nepal (around 12%).
[1]
Linguists have classified Maithili as one of the Indo-Aryan languages.
[2] It is an offshoot of the Indo-Aryan languages, which are part of
the Indo-Iranian, a branch of the Indo-European languages. Linguists
consider Maithili to be a Eastern Indic language, and thus different
from Hindi, which is Central Indic in origin.
According to the 2001 census in India, 12,179,122 people speak
Maithili, but some have argued that the number of Maithili speakers is
much higher. In 2003, Maithili was included in the Eighth Schedule of
the Indian Constitution, which allows the language to be used in
education, government, and other official contexts. Maithili has a
rich literary and cultural heritage.
It had been believed that the language spoken in Bihar (Maithili) was
a corrupt form of Hindi until the Maithili grammar appeared in the
year 1880-81. A. F. Rudolf Hoernle published a Grammar of the Eastern
Hindi from London in 1880 and compared with the other Gaudian
Languages. In this Grammar, Dr. Hoernle recognized Maithili as a
dialect distinct from Hindi. He was able to give some specimens of its
grammatical forms, but no published materials were then available.
Beames (1872/reprint 1966: 84-85), considered Maithili as a dialect of
Bengali. Grierson, however, adopted the notional term "Bihari"
language for the language used in Bihar; it has since been shown to be
a misnomer for Maithili.[3]
The mis-classification by early linguists led to language politics in
respect of Maithili.[4]
Maithili is derived from Avahattha, the Maithil Apabhramsha, which is
derived from Magadhi Apbhramsha. [5] Maithili was traditionally
written in the Maithili script (also known by the names Tirhuta ,i.e.,
Mithilakshar) and Kaithi script. The ISO of Unicode Technical
Committee has approved the encoding of Kaithi and Tirhuta scripts.
Nowadays, Devanagari script is most commonly used. An effort is
underway to preserve the Maithili script and to develop it for use in
digital media by encoding the script in the Unicode standard, for
which proposals have been submitted by Sh. Anshuman Pandey (now it has
been approved by the ISO, the Unicode Technical Committee).[6][7][8]
The term Maithili comes from Mithila, which was an independent state
in ancient times. Mithila is important in Hindu mythology, since it is
regarded as the birth place of Goddess Sita, the daughter of King
Janak of Mithila, who eventually gets married to Lord Rama.
The most famous literary figure in Maithili is the poet Vidyapati. He
is credited for raising the importance of 'people's language', i.e.
Maithili, in the official work of the state by influencing the
Maharaja of Darbhanga with the quality of his poetry. The state's
official language used to be Sanskrit, which distanced common people
from the state and its functions. The name Maithili is also one of the
names of Sita, the consort of Rama.
History

The name Maithili is derived from the word Mithila, an ancient kingdom
of which King Janaka was the ruler (See Ramayana). Maithili is also
one of the names of Sita, the wife of King Rama and daughter of King
Janaka. Scholars in Mithila used Sanskrit for their literary work and
Maithili was the language of the common folk (Abahatta). The earliest
work in Maithili appears to be Varna(n) Ratnakar by Jyotirishwar
Thakur dated about 1324.
With the fall of Pala rule, disappearance of Buddhism and
establishment of karnāta kings under patronage of Harasimhadeva (1226–
1324) of karnāta dynasty, Jyotirisvara Thakur (1280–1340) wrote a
unique work Varnaratnākara in pure Maithili, the earliest prose in any
Indian language.
In 1324, Ghyasuddin Tughluq, the emperor of Delhi invaded Mithila,
defeated Harasimhadeva , entrusted Mithila to his family Priest
Kameshvar Jha, a Maithil Brahman of the Onibar family but disturbed
era did not produce any literature until Vidyapati Thakur (1360 to
1450), an epoch making poet came up under the patronage of the like-
minded king Shiva Simha and his queen LakhiMā Devi. He produced over a
thousand of immortal songs in Maithili on the theme of erotic sports
of Radha and Krishna and the domestic life of Shiva and Parvati,
besides a number of treaties in Sanskrit on various subjects. His love-
songs spread far and wide in no time and enchanted saints, poets and
youth in general. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu saw divine light of love behind
these songs, and soon these songs became themes of Vaisnava sect of
Bengal. Rabindranath Tagore, out of curiosity, imitated these songs
under the pseudonym Bhanusimha. Vidyapati influenced the religious
literature of Asama, Banga and Utkala.
After the invasion of Mithila by the Sultan of Johnpur, Delhi, and the
disappearance of Shivasimha in 1429, Onibar rule grew weaker and the
literary activity shifted to present Nepal.
The earliest reference to Maithili or Tirhutiya is in Amaduzzi's
preface to Beligatti's Alphabetum Brammhanicum, published in 1771.
This contains a list of Indian languages amongst which is
'Tourutiana.' Colebrooke's essay on the Sanskrit and Prakrit
languages, written in 1801, was the first to describe Maithili as a
distinct dialect. When Mahesh Thakur, a great pandit of the Khandvala
family of Maithil Brahman was installed as a feudal chief of Mithila
under the Mughal empire, literary activity in Mithila language gained
momentum in dance, drama and music. After a gap of about two
centuries, Umapati Upadhyaya wrote a drama entitled pārijātaharaṇa in
Maithili. A number of professional troupes, mostly from dalit class
known as Kirtania, the singers of bhajan or devotional songs, started
to perform this drama in public gatherings and the courts of the
nobles.
Many devotional songs were written by vaisnava saints, including
Govendadas in the mid-17th century, Vidyapati, and chaitanya Gaudiya
Vaisnava. Rāgatarangni of Lochana (Cr. 1575-1660) wrote a significant
treatise on the science of music, describing the rāgas, tālas and
lyrics prevalent in Mithila.
The Malla dynasty's mother tongue was Maithili, which spread far and
wide throughout Nepal from the 16th to the 17th century. During this
period, at least 70 Maithili dramas were produced. In the drama
Harishchandranrityam by Siddhinarayanadeva (1620–57), some characters
speak pure colloquial Maithili, while others speak Bangla, Sanskrit or
Prakrit. The Nepal tradition may be linked with the Anukiya Nāta in
Assam and Jatra in Bengal.
After the demise of Maheshvar Singh, the ruler of Darbhanga Raj, in
1860, the Raj was taken over by the British Government as regent. The
return of the Darbhanga Raj to his successor, Maharaj Lakshmishvar
Singh, in 1898, was marked by renewed use of the language by Ganganath
Jha, Parameshvar Mishra, Chanda Jha, Munshi Raghunandan Das and
others.
Publication of Maithil Hita Sadhana (1905), Mithila Moda (1906), and
Mithila Mihir (1908), further encouraged writers. The first social
organization, Maithil Mahasabha was established in 1910 for the
development of Mithili and Maithili, and it was supplemented by
similar organizations. Maithil Mahasabha campaigned for official
recognition of Maithili as a regional language. Calcutta University
recognized Maithili in 1917, and other universities followed suit.
In 1965, Maithili was officially accepted by Sahitya Academy, an
organization dedicated to the promotion of Indian literature. Since
the language's inclusion, works in Maithili (including translations of
works from other languages) have often been recipients of its awards.
In 2003 Maithili was recognized on the VIII schedule of the Indian
Constitution as a major Indian language; Maithili is now one of the 22
national languages of India.
[edit]Literature

The main characteristics of Magadhi Prakrit is to corrupt ‘r’ into
‘s’, the ‘n’ for n, of ‘j’ for ‘y’, of ‘b’ for ‘y’ In the edicts of
Ashoka the change of ‘r’ to ‘h’ is established. Mahavir and Buddha
delivered their sermons in the eastern languages.The secular use of
language came mainly from the east as will be evident from the
Prakritpainglam, a comprehensive work on Prakrit and Apabhramsa-
Avahatta poetry. Jyotirishwar mentions Lorika. Vachaspati II in his
Tattvachintamani and Vidyapati in his Danavakyavali have profusely
used typical Maithili words of daily use. The Maithili script,
Mithilakshara or Tirhuta as it is popularly known, is of a great
antiquity.. The Lalitavistara mentions the Vaidehi script. Early in
the latter half of the seventh century A. D., we find a marked change
in the north-eastern alphabet and the inscriptions of Adityasena
exhibit this change for the first time and hence forward the eastern
variety develops by itself and becomes the Maithili script—a script
which ultimately comes into use in Assam, Bengal and Nepal.The
earliest recorded epigraphic evidence of the script is to be found in
the Mandar Hill Stone inscriptions of Adityasena (c. 7th century A.
D.), now fixed in the Baidyanath temple, Deoghar.[9]
The Kamrupa dialect was originally a variety of eastern Maithili and
it was, no doubt, the spoken Aryan language throughout the kingdom
which then included the whole of Assam valley and whole of North
Bengal with the addition of the district of Purnea. The language of
the Buddhist Dohas is described as belonging to the mixed Maithili—
Kamrupi language.[10]
Early Maithili Literature (C. 700-1350 A.D.)-The period was of
ballads, songs, and dohas. Some important Maithili writers of of this
era were:
Sarahapad (700 AD-780 AD)
Jyotirishwar Thakur (1290 to 1350) whose 'Varnartnakar' is a the first
prose and encyclopedia in any north Indian language;
Umapati
Shankaradatta
Middle Maithili Literature (C. 1350-1830 A.D.)-The period was of
theatrical writings. Some important Maithili writers of of this era
were:
Vidyapati (1350 to 1450)
Srimanta Sankardeva (1449 to 1568)
Govindadas
Vishnupuri
Kamsanarayan
Mahesh Thakur
Karn Jayanand
Kanharamadas
Nandipati
Lalkavi
Manabodha
Sahebramadas
Buddhilal
Ratnapani
Modern Maithili Literature (1830 A.D. to date)-
Modern Maithili came into its own after Sir George Abraham Grierson,
an Irish linguist and civil servant, tirelessly researched Maithili
folklore and transcribed its grammar. Paul R. Brass wrote that
"Grierson judged that Maithili and its dialects could fairly be
characterized as the language of the entire population of Darbhanga
and Bhagalpur districts and of a majority or a significant minority of
the populations of Muzaffarpur, Monghyer, Purnia and Santhal
Parganas."[11] In April 2010 a translation of the New Testament into
Maithili was published by the Bible Society of India under joint
copyright with Wycliffe Bible Translators.
The development of Maithili in modern era was due to various magazines
and journals. Some notable journals, which led to the resurgence in
moderm writing, are Maithil Hit Sadhana (Jaipur,1905), Mithila Moda
(Varanasi,1905), Mithila Mihir(Darbhanga and Patna—), ShriMaithili
(Laheriasarai—), Mithila (Laheriasarai—), Maithila Bandhu (Ajmer—),
Bharati (Laheriasarai—), Bibhuti (Muzaffarpur—) Sahitya Patra
(Darbhanga—)Vaidehi (Kasi-) (Sitamarhi—)(Darbhanga—), Satyasandesha
(Kasi—), Swadesha(Darbhanga—), Maithila Jyoti (Patna—), Mithilascvaka
(Calcutta—), Mithila Darshan (again Maithili Darsana and now again
Mithila Darshan)(Calcutta—), Chaupadi (Patna—), Mithila (Darbhanga—),
Pallava (Nehra), Abhivyanjana (Patna,Saharsa), Dainik Swadesha
(Darbhanga), Sanjiwani (Laheriasarai), Akhar (Calcutta), Mithilabani
(Darbhanga—), Mithila Mitra (Sultanganj), Tatka (Jamshedpur), Batuk
(Allahabad), Dhiyaputa (Lohna), Sishu (Darbhanga), Ijot (Darbhanga),
Janak (Darbhanga)Nirman (Laheriasarai) Matribani (Tharhi)Matribani
(Darbhanga)Nutan Vishwa (Laheriasarai), Maithili Samachar (Allahabad),
Mithila Amar(Aligarh), Mithila Doot (Kanpur), Mithili Alok
(Ferozabad), Sonamatl (Patna), Swadeshvani (Deoghar), Anama (Patna),
Sannipata (Patna), Maithili (Biratnagar), Foolpat (Kathmandu),
Agnipatra (Calcutta), Maithili Prakash (Calcutta), Mithila Bharati
(Patna), Apan Desha (Laheriasarai), Mithila Bhumi (Latheriasari),
Mithila Times (Darbhanga), Changur (Saharsa), Sakti Bhumi Maithili
Kavita (Calcutta), Ego Rahathi Raja Lai Dhuan (Shivanagar), Bhumhar
(Laheriasarai), Shikha (Calcutta), Mahur Darbhanga), LokemanchFarak
(Patna), Karnamrit (Calcutta), Desil Bayana (Calcutta), Desh kosh
(Calcutta), Aarumbha (Patna) ,Matipani (Patna), Videha ejournal,
Videha-Sadeha (Delhi), Antika (Ghaziabad), Mithila srijan (Madhubani),
Samay saal (Patna), Ghar Bahar (Patna), Vidyapati Times (Darbhanga),
Gamghar (Janakpur), Purvottar Maithil(Guwahati, Assam, by Satyanand
pathak), Purvottar Maithil samaj(Guwahati, Assam), Hilkor (Khagaria),
Dachhin Mithila (Begusarai), Maithili Sandesh(Ranchi,1994).
Some important writers of this era are:
Chanda Jha (1831–1907)
Lal Das (1856–1921)
MM Parmeshwar Jha (1856–1924)
Munshi Raghunandan Das (1860–1945)
Rasbihari Lal Das (1872–1940)
Dinbandhu Jha (1878–1955)
Pt. Ramji Chaudhary (1878–1952)
Acharya Ramlochan Saran (1889–1971)
Sitaram Jha (1891–1975)
Badrinath Jha (1893–1973)
Babu Dhanushdhari Lal Das (1895–1965)
Bhola Lal Das (1897–1977)
Kumar Ganganand Singh (1898–1971)
Damodar Lal Das Visharad (1904–1981)
Babuaji Jha "Agyat" (1904–1996)
Ramanath Jha (1906–1971)
Kashikant Mishra "Madhup" (1906–1987)
Kanchinath Jha 'Kiran'(1906–1988)
Isnath Jha(1907–1965)
Bhuvneshwar Singh "Bhuwan"(1907–1944)
Hari Mohan Jha (1908–1984) published the collection Khattar kaka
Subhadra Jha(1909–2000)
Snehlata(1909–1993)
Tantranath Jha(1909–1984)
Surendra Jha 'Suman' (1910–2002) represented Maithili in the Sahitya
Akademi
Baidyanath Mishra 'Yatri' (June 30, 1911 – November 4, 1998) wrote
Hindi as Nagarjun, was conferred Sahitya Akademi, Delhi Fellowship
(India's top literary honour) as a Hindi and Maithili Poet in 1994
Arsi Prasad Singh(1911–1996)
Vaidyanath Mallik "Vidhu"(1912–1987)
Upendra Thakur "Mohan(1913-1980)
Ramcharitra Pandey "Anu"(1917–2010)
Upendra Nath Jha "Vyas" (1917–2002), an engineer by profession, "Doo
Patra", his most famous work, exhibited the goods and the evils of the
Maithili society.
Manmohan Jha(1918–2009)
Brajkishor Varma "Manipadm"(1918–1986)
Budhidhari Singh "Ramakar"(1919–1991)
Radha Krishna Choudhary (1921–1985)
Sudhanshu Shekhar Chaudhari (1922–1990)
Jaykant Mishra (20.12.1922 – 3.2.2009) represented Maithili in the
Sahitya Akademi
Chandrabhanu Singh(1922- )
Govind Jha(1923- )
Yoganand Jha(1923–1986)
Ramkrishna Jha "Kishun"(1923–1970)
Umanath Jha(1923–2009)
Prabodh Narayan Singh(1924–2005)
Anima Singh(1924- )
Jayamant Mishra (15.10.1925 – 7.9.2010)
Chandranath Mishra "Amar" (1925- )was conferred Sahitya Akademi,
Delhi's Fellowship (India's top literary honour) as a Maithili writer
in 2010
Anant Bihari Lal das "Indu"(1928–2010)
Rajkamal Chaudhary (1929–1967)
Durganath Jha "Sreesh(1929- )
Shailendra Mohan Jha(1929-1994)
Gopaljee Jha "Gopesh" (1931–2008)
Lalit(1932–1983)
Dhoomketu(1932–2000)
Lili Rey(1933- )
Kalikant Jha "Buch" (1934–2009)
Rajmohan Jha(1934- )
Dr. Dhirendra(1934–2004)
Mayanand Mishra(1934- )
Somdev(1934- )
Ramanand Renu(1934- )
Rambhadra(1935- )
Kedarnath Chaudhary(1936- )
Jeevkant(1936- )
Balram(1936–2008)
Ramdev Jha(1936- )
Binod Bihari Verma (1937–2003)
Birendra Mallik(1937- )
Kirtinarayan Mishra(1937- )
Praphulla Kumar Singh "Maun"(1938- )
Kulanand Mishra(1940–2000)
Bilat Paswan "Vihangam"(1940- )
Fazlur Rahman "Hashmi"(1940- )
Saketanand(1940- )
Prabhas Kumar Chaudhary(1941–1998)
Gangesh Gunjan(1942- )
Premshankar Singh(1942- )
Markandey Pravasi(1942–2010)
Shanti Suman(1942- )
Upendra Doshi(1943–2001)
Uday Chandra Jha "Vinod"(1943- )
Revati Raman Lal(1943- )
Mohan Bhardvaj(1943- )
Shefalika Varma(1943- )
Mantreshwar Jha(1944- )
Bhimnath Jha(1945- )
Prabhavati Jha(1945–1999)
Ilarani Singh(1945–1993)
Ushakiran Khan(1945- )
Nirja Renu(1945- )
Mahendra Malangia(1946- )
Veena Karn(1946- )
Mahaprakash(1946- )
Jagdish Prasad Mandal (1947 – )
Subhash Chandra Yadav(1948- )
Siyaram Jha Saras(1948- )
Agnipushp(1948- )
Ramanand Jha "Raman"(1949- )
Ramlochan Thakur(1949- )
Vidyanath Jha "Vidit"
Naresh Kumar Vikal(1950- )
Harekrishna Jha(1950- )
Sukant Som (1950- )
Udaya Narayana singh "Nachiketa"(1951- )
Rambharos Kapari Bhramar(1951- )
Kunal(1951- )
Shailendra Kumar Jha(1952- )
Shivshankar Sriniwas(1953- )
Ashok(1953- )
Vibhuti Anand(1953- )
Kamla Chaudhary(1953- )
Laxman Jha Sagar(1953- )
Arvind Thakur(1954- )
Shyam Darihare(1954- )
Yoganand Jha(1955- )
Narayanji(1956- )
Kumar Pawan(1958- )
Maneshwar Manuj(1958- )
Vibha Rani(1959- )
Kedar Kanan(1959- )
Ramesh(1961- )
Meghan Prasad(1961- )
Satyanand pathak(1961- )
Susmita Pathak(1962- )
Devshankar Navin(1962- )
Jyotsna Chandram(1963- )
Pradip Bihari(1963- )
Vidyanand Jha(1965- )
Taranand Viyogi(1966- )
Ramesh Ranjan(1966- )
Dhirendra Premarshi(1967- )
Sunil Kumar Mallick (1968- )
Krishna Mohan Jha(1968- )
Analkant(1969- )
Daman Kumar Jha(1969- )
Anmol Jha(1970- )
Gajendra Thakur (1971 – )
Munnaji (1971- )
Shiv Kumar Jha(1973- )
Sri Dharam(1974- )
Anand Kumar Jha(1977- )
Vinit Utpal(1978- )
Umesh Mandal(1980- )
Amarendra Yadav
Shankardeo Jha
Roshan Janakpuri
Rajdeo Mandal
Bechan Thakur
Ashish Anchinhar
Rupesh Kumar Jha 'Teoth'
Durganand Mandal
Rabi Bhushan Pathak
Jyoti Sunit Chaudhary
Kavishwar Chanda Jha was famous as "Kavichandra", he wrote Ramayan in
Maithili (Mithila bhasha Ramayan), Geeti Sudha, Maheshvani
Samgraha,Chandra Padavali,Laxmishwar Vilas,Ahilya Charit and he
translated from Samskrit into Maithili the Purush ParikSha of
Vidyapati. Mahakavi Laldas wrote Rameshwar Charit Ramayan,
strishiksha,savitri satyavan, chandi charit and virudavali.
Some other modern Maithili writers and their works are: Dhirendra
(Bhorukba, Kado Aa Koila), Sudhansu Sekhar Chaudhary (Tarpatta upper
Patta, E Bataha Sansar), Somadeva (Hotel Anarkali/Chano Dai),
Manipadma (Vidyapati, Ardhanariswara, Raja Salhesa, Lorika Vijaya,
Naika-Banjara, winner of Akademy award, Dulara Dayal, Kobra Girl,
Kanki, Analapatha), Prabhas Kumar Choudhary (Abhispta/ Yugapurusha/
Hamara Lag Rahab), Jivakant (Du Kuhesa Ka Bat, Panipata, Aginaban,
Piar Gulab Chhal, Nahi, Katahu Nahi), Ramanand Renu (Dudh-Phool ) ,
Lalit (Prithviputra), Raj Kamal (Andolana), Mayanand Mishra (Khota Aa
Chirai), Shashikant (Girahkatta, Akasadeepa), Trilokanath Mishra
(Ranjana), Bindeshwar Mandal (Bat Ka Bhent, Jindagi Ka Genth), Gangesa
Gunjan (Appana Loka), Gauri Mishra (Chingi), Laliteshwar Mallik
(Dain), Gajendra Thakur (Sahasrabadhani, Sahasrashirsha, Sahasrabdik
Chaupar Par, Tvanchahanch, Asanjati Man,Sankarshan), Jagdish Prasad
Mandal (Gamak Jingi), Kalikant Jha Buch (Kalanidhi), RasBihari Lal das
(Sumati), Nachiketa (No etrt :maa pravish, pratyavartan), Bechan
Thakur (Betik Apman aa Chhinardevi), Umesh Mandal (Nistuki),
Shankardeo Jha (Sandhi samas), Ravi Bhushan Pathak (Rehearshal), Shiv
Kumar Jha (Anshu, Kshanprabha), Preeti Thakur (Gonu Jha aa aan
Maithili Chitrakatha), Devanshu Vatsha (Natasha), Subhash Chandra
Yadava (Ghardekhia, Banait-Bigrait), Kedarnath Chaudhary
(Chamelirani), Dhoomketu (Mor par), Saketanand (Sarvashvant),Vibha
Rani (Bhagrau aa Balchanda), Taranand viyogi (Tumi chir sarathi,
Karmdharay, Pralaya Rahasya), Narendra Jha (Vikas o Arthatantra),
Panna Jha (Anubhuti), Vinit Utpal (Ham Puchhait Chhi), Jyoti Sunit
Chaudhary (Archis), Nagendra Kumar (Sasarphani), Prabodh Narayan Singh
(Hathik daant), Gopalji Jha Gopesh (Makhanak paat, Gumma Bhel tharh
chhi), DeoShankar navin (Aadhunik Sahityak Paridrishya),Satyanand
Pathak (Hamar Gaam), Madaneshwar Mishra (Ek Chhalih Maharani),
Brikhesh Chandra Lal (Malha) .
[edit]References and further reading

^ a b Lewis, M. P. (ed.) (2009) Maithili In: Ethnologue: Languages of
the World, Sixteenth edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International.
^ (Grierson, 1883a and 1918; Chatterji, 1926/1970; S. Jha, 1958; G.
Jha, 1974; Jeffers, 1976; Mishra, 1976) classification of the Indo-
Aryan languages]. Maithili among the world Languages
^ S. Jha, 1958; Mishra, 1969 and 1976; G. Jha, 1974; R. Yadav, 1979a
and 1981 Bihari Language- the term is a myth.
^ Beames (1872/reprint 1966: 84-85) wrongly says Maithili is a dialect
of Bengali; Grierson (e.g. 1881, 1883a, 1885 and 1903/reprint 1968)
wrongly grouped it under Bihari Languages! Language Politics. Maithili
- a case study of Language Politics
^ Chatterji (1926/reprint 1970) says "Maithili belongs to the group of
Magdhi¬Apabhransa. Maithili and Magahi Apbhramsha'. Maithili - modern
classification
^ Pandey, Anshuman, http://anshumanpandey.com/, (2009) Towards an
Encoding for the Maithili Script in ISO/IEC 10646. [1]
^ Pandey, A. (2006) Request to Allocate the Maithili Script in the
Unicode Roadmap
^ ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2 N4035 L2/11-175,Proposal to Encode the Maithili
Script in ISO/IEC 10646 Anshuman Pandey, Department of History,
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A., 2011-05-05, May
5, 2011 http://std.dkuug.dk/JTC1/SC2/WG2/docs/n4035.pdf Figure 11:
Excerpt from a Maithili e-journal published as PDF (from Videha 2011:
22; Videha: A fortnightly Maithili e-journal. Issue 80 (April 15,
2011), Gajendra Thakur [ed]. http://www.videha.co.in/ ."Gajendra
Thakur of New Delhi graciously met with me and corresponded at length
about Maithili, offered valuable specimens of Maithili manuscripts,
printed books, and other records, and provided feedback regarding
requirements for the encoding of Maithili in the UCS."
^ Radhakrishna Chaudhary, 1976; A survey of Maithili Literature,
reprint 2010, Shruti Publication, Delhi
^ K. L. Barua-Early History of Kamrupa, p. 318
^ Brass, P. R. (1974) Language, Religion and Politics in North India.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1974. page 64
[edit]See also


Maithili language test of Wikipedia at Wikimedia Incubator
Mithilakshar
Languages of India
Languages with official status in India
List of Indian languages by total speakers
Languages of Nepal
[edit]External links

Mithilaonline.com online maithili library
Know Details About Maithili Language
www.mithilaonline.net
Indian Poets Writing In Maithili
Ethnologue: Maithili
Maithili at the Rosetta Project
National Translation Mission's (NTM) Maithili Pages
The Linguist List: The Maithili Language
[2]
Samad e-paper in Maithili language
videha e-paper in Maithili language
Maithili Books

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