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 to | India, Nepal |
| Region | Mithila |
| Ethnicity | Maithils |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | tati1242 Tati |
References
- "Maithili | Ethnologue".
- Ray, Kaushal Kishor (November 2009). "Reduplication in Thenthi dialect of Maithili language". Nepalese Linguistics. 24: 285–290.
- "STATEMENT-1 | ABSTRACT OF SPEAKERS' STRENGTH OF LANGUAGES AND MOTHER TONGUES - 2011" (PDF). Census of India website.
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