

In March 2018, Maithili received the second official language status in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Maithili language is included as an optional paper in the UPSC Exam. 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. The language is predominantly written in Devanagari, but there were two other historically important scripts: Tirhuta, which has retained some use until the present, and Kaithi.

It was once described by linguist Sir George Abraham Grierson as the "sweetest language". It is one of the 22 officially recognised languages of India and the second most spoken language in Nepal. It is native to the Mithila region, which encompasses parts of the Indian states of Bihar and Jharkhand as well as Nepal's eastern Terai. Maithili ( English: / ˈ m aɪ t ɪ l i/ ) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in parts of India and Nepal.

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