Thēthi, also known as Thēth, Thethiya, Thenthi, or Thati, is a Maithili dialect, mainly spoken in the Mithila region of India and Nepal.[1][2] It is spoken mainly in Kosi, Purnia and Munger divisions of Bihar, India and in some of the adjoining districts of Nepal.[3] It has 165,000 speakers in India according to the 2011 census.[4]
Thēthi | |
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Thethi Maithili | |
Native to | India, Nepal |
Region | Mithila |
Ethnicity | Maithils |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | tati1242 Tati (Maithili) |