Angika |
Awadhi |
Bahing |
Bantawa |
Baraamu |
Bhojpuri |
Chukwa |
Darai |
Darmiya |
Dhimal |
Dzongkha |
Helambu Sherpa | Jerung | Jirel |
Kagate |
Limbu |
Magar, Western |
Maithili |
Majhi |
Manangba |
Mugali |
Mustang |
Sherpa |
Tamang
|
Thudam
|
Thulung
|
Maithili
| |
| Indigenous Group |
Maithili (Also known as: Maitili, Maithil)
|
| Location |
Nepal, Narayani Zone, Rautahat District; Janakpur Zone, Sarlahi, Mahottari,
Dhanusa districts; Sagarmatha Zone, Siraha, Saptari Districts; Koshi Zone,
Sunsari District.
|
| Estimated Population |
2,797,582 (2001,
Census) |
| Environment |
Plains / Tropical Forest
|
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary
|
| Subsistence |
Tourism / Handicraft Sales / Agriculture
|
| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional
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| Language Family |
Maithili
Classification:
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Eastern zone, Bihari
Alternate Names:
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitli, Maitili, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
Dialects:
Bantar, Barei, Barmeli, Kawar, Kisan, Kyabrat, Makrana, Musar, Sadri, Tati,
Dehati. |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue: Maithili; A Language of Nepal
Citizen Journalism Nepal
Mithila Online: Gateway To Maithili
Janakpur Women's Development Center (JWDC): Maithil Paintings
Maithili Language
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| NGOs |
Janakpur Women's Development Center (JWDC)
Mithila Online-Maithili
Child Workers in Nepal Concerned Center (CWIN)
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