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Sotipura
सोतीपुरा • 𑒮𑒼𑒞𑒱𑒣𑒳𑒩
Native toIndia
RegionMithila
EthnicityMaithil
Native speakers
22 Million (2024 estimate)
Tirhuta and Devanagari
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologstan1301

Sotipura, also known as Central or Standard Maithili, is the main dialect of Maithili language, mainly spoken in the Mithila region of India and Nepal.

Territory and speakers

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Sotipura dialect is spoken mainly spoken in Darbhanga, Samastipur, Saharsa districts of Bihar, India. It has 22 million speakers according to the 2024 estimated.

Reference

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: 1, https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/ 

: 3, http://lisindia.ciil.org/Maithili/Maith_hist.html