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Tirhuta script
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<p>The Tirhuta also known as Mithilakshar or Maithili script has historically been used for writing the <a href="/facts/Maithili_language/Wg2btkFY">Maithili</a>, an <a href="/facts/Indo-Aryan_languages/hm2N7fYp">Indo-Aryan language</a> spoken by almost 35 million people of cultural <a href="/facts/Mithila_(region)/9R3FgIY6">Mithila</a>. It was also used to write <a href="/facts/Sanskrit/ychfjhlx">Sanskrit</a> language. The scripts of <a href="/facts/Maithili_language/Wg2btkFY">Maithili</a>, <a href="/facts/Bengali_language/twpKobqA">Bengali</a>, <a href="/facts/Assamese_language/rS7BqK0P">Assamese</a>, <a href="/facts/Newar_language/cqgwroR9">Newari</a>, <a href="/facts/Odia_language/RCSkWVSf">Odia</a> and <a href="/facts/Lhasa_Tibetan/SVRgs3bM">Tibetan</a> are a part of the same family of scripts. </p>