Language

Maithili

Maithili is a language in the Indo-European family spoken in India and Nepal.

New Testament

Scripture in Maithili

The New Testament is reported in Maithili.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Maithili is spoken

  • India
  • Nepal

See Maithili on the language map

About Maithili

Language family
Indo-European
ISO 639-3 code
mai
Glottocode
mait1250
Also known as
Maithili: Dehati

Dialects and varieties 21

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Maithili as a whole.

  • BajjikaNo known Scripture
  • BantarNo known Scripture
  • BareiNo known Scripture
  • BarmeliNo known Scripture
  • Central ColloquialNo known Scripture
  • DehatiNo known Scripture
  • EasternNo known Scripture
  • JolahaNo known Scripture
  • KawarNo known Scripture
  • KisanNo known Scripture
  • KyabratNo known Scripture
  • MakranaNo known Scripture
  • MusaharNo known Scripture
  • Musar (Maithili)No known Scripture
  • SadriNo known Scripture
  • Southern StandardNo known Scripture
  • StandardNo known Scripture
  • TatiNo known Scripture
  • ThetiyaNo known Scripture
  • TirhutiaNo known Scripture
  • WesternNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.