16 Facts About Maithili language

In 2003, Maithili was included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution as a recognised Indian language, which allows it to be used in education, government, and other official contexts in India.

In March 2018, Maithili received the second official language status in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Language Commission of Nepal has recommended Maithili language to be made an official administrative language in Province No 1 and Province No 2.

In India, Maithili language is spoken mainly in Bihar and Jharkhand in the districts of Darbhanga, Saharsa, Samastipur, Madhubani, Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi, Begusarai, Munger, Khagaria, Purnia, Katihar, Kishanganj, Sheohar, Bhagalpur, Madhepura, Araria, Supaul, Vaishali, Ranchi, Bokaro, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad and Deoghar as well as other districts of Santhal Pargana division.

In Nepal, Maithili language is spoken mainly in the Outer Terai districts including Sarlahi, Mahottari, Dhanusa, Sunsari, Siraha, Morang and Saptari Districts.

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The standard form of Maithili language is Central Maithili language which is mainly spoken in Darbhanga, Begusarai district, Madhubani district and Saharsa district in Bihar, India.

Name Maithili language is derived from the word Mithila, an ancient kingdom of which King Janaka was the ruler.

Maithili language is one of the names of Sita, the wife of King Rama and daughter of King Janaka.

Maithili language produced over 1, 000 immortal songs in Maithili on the theme of love of Radha and Krishna and the domestic life of Shiva and Parvati as well as on the subject of suffering of migrant labourers of Morang and their families; besides, he wrote a number of treaties in Sanskrit.

Maithili language's love-songs spread far and wide in no time and enchanted saints, poets and youth.

The use of Maithili language was revived through personal efforts of MM Parameshvar Mishra, Chanda Jha, Munshi Raghunandan Das and others.

Maithili language edited a book Gadyakusumanjali and edited a journal Maithili.

In 1965, Maithili language was officially accepted by Sahitya Academy, an organisation dedicated to the promotion of Indian literature.

In 2002, Maithili was recognised on the VIII schedule of the Indian Constitution as a major Indian language; Maithili is one of the twenty-two Scheduled languages of India.

Maithili language has four classes of stops, one class of affricate, which is generally treated as a stop series, related nasals, fricatives and approximant.

Pronouns in Maithili language are declined in similar way to nominals, though in most pronouns the genitive case has a different form.