In which year Grierson recognized Maithali Language as a distinct language and published the fi...........

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In which year Grierson recognized Maithali Language as a distinct language and published the first grammar?

1880

1881

1885

1900

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In the 19th century, linguistic scholars considered Maithili as a dialect of Bihari languages and grouped it with other languages spoken in Bihar. Hoernlé compared it with Gaudian languages and recognized that it shows more similarities with Bengali languages than with Hindi. Grierson recognized it as a distinct language and published the first grammar in 1881.