마이틸
Also known as Maithil people, Maithili people
The Maithils (Devanagari: मैथिल), also known as Maithili people, are an Indo-Aryan cultural and ethno-linguistic group from the Indian subcontinent, who speak the Maithili language as their native language. They inhabit the Mithila region, which comprises Northern and Eastern Bihar and Northeastern Jharkhand in India & in Nepal constituting Madhesh Province in addition to some Terai districts of Bagmati and Koshi Provinces.
Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- Maithils
- Ethnic group.native_name
- मैथिल लोक
- Ethnic group.native_name_lang
- mai
- Ethnic group.image
- Maithili couple.jpg
- Ethnic group.caption
- Maithili people
- Ethnic group.population
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- Ethnic group.pop1
- 13,364,463
- Ethnic group.pop2
- 3,222,389
- Ethnic group.languages
- MaithiliHindi and Nepali
- Ethnic group.religions
- Majority:15px HinduismMinority:18pxIslam18px BuddhismOthers
- Ethnic group.related_groups
- BengalisMagadhisBhojpuris
- Ethnic group.footnotes
- Greeting phrase - Jay Mithila, Jay Maithili