Thēthi

Thēthi, also known as Thēth, Thethiya or Thati, is a Maithili dialect of India and Nepal.[1] It is spoken mainly in Kosi, Purnia and Munger divisions of Bihar, India and in some of the adjoining districts of Nepal.[2] It has 165,000 speakers in India according to the 2011 census.[3]

Thēthi
Chhai-Chhaho-Chhiyo Maithili
Thethi Maithili
The name of Thēthi written in Tirhuta
Native toIndia, Nepal
RegionMithila
EthnicityMaithils
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologtati1242  Tati

References

  1. "Maithili | Ethnologue".
  2. Ray, Kaushal Kishor (November 2009). "Reduplication in Thenthi dialect of Maithili language". Nepalese Linguistics. 24: 285–290.
  3. "STATEMENT-1 | ABSTRACT OF SPEAKERS' STRENGTH OF LANGUAGES AND MOTHER TONGUES - 2011" (PDF). Census of India website.


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