PERMANENT CHRONOLOGY RECORD · RELEASE 2026.09
Grierson’s 1881–82 introduction to Maithili, with grammar, chrestomathy and vocabulary, was foundational in making the language legible to modern comparative philology.
1881
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A History of Mithila, Vajji & Anga, Volume II · History_Mithila_Vajji_Anga_Volume_II_Cumulative_Part_36_onward_Chapter43_6x9_Hardback · paragraph 337
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Source / provenance: A History of Mithila, Vajji & Anga, Volume II · History_Mithila_Vajji_Anga_Volume_II_Cumulative_Part_36_onward_Chapter43_6x9_Hardback · paragraph 337
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Gajendra Thakur. “Grierson’s 1881–82 introduction to Maithili, with grammar, chrestomathy and vocabulary, was foundational in making the language legible to modern comparative philology..” Videha Digital Research Archive: Mithila–Vajji–Anga. Videha — https://www.videha.co.in/ · ISSN 2229-547X · GitHub mirror: https://videha-ejournal.github.io/videha/ · Digital Research Archives on GitHub: https://github.com/videha-ejournal. https://videha-ejournal.github.io/mithila-vajji-anga/records/chronology/chronology-42/