Maithili is a language spoken in India and Nepal by some 24.797.582 people. It is an official language in the Indian state of Bihar and it may be used in education.
A request was made for a Wikipedia for Maithili, it conforms to the requirements so that is not a problem. What IS a problem is that Mithilakshar, the script used to write the Maithili language, is not yet part of Unicode. The script has not even been recognised in the ISO-15924 yet.
This is the second request for a Wikipedia where the script that is used to write a language presents a problem. For modern Maithili there is the option to write in the Devangari script.
Thanks,
GerardM
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I have asked the person proposing the entry to Unicode for Mithilakshar. It turns out that he is looking for solid documentation about the differences between the Mithilakshar and the Bangla script. If you can help ... Please do :)
Thanks,
GerardM
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