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===Languages=== {{Main|Maithili language}} The most commonly and widely speaking language of the city is [[Maithili language|Maithili]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=RIGHTS-NEPAL: Attempt to Limit Official Language to Nepali Resented |url=http://www.ipsnews.net/1999/06/rights-nepal-attempt-to-limit-official-language-to-nepali-resented/ |website=www.ipsnews.net |date=27 June 1999 |access-date=2020-05-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Caste, class and religion- Nepali Times |url=http://archive.nepalitimes.com/news.php?id=14808#.Xr4Dv2gzbIU |website=archive.nepalitimes.com |access-date=2020-05-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Voice of the people |url=https://kathmandupost.com/opinion/2017/08/10/voice-of-the-people-20170810074626 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=en |access-date=2020-05-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Language issue in Province 2 gets knottier |url=https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/37647/ |last=Yadav |first=Suresh |website=My Republica |language=en |access-date=2020-05-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= The adoption of multilingualism in Province 2 is significant |url=https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2020/01/02/the-adoption-of-multilingualism-in-province-2-is-significant |website=kathmandupost.com |language=en |access-date=2020-05-15}}</ref> After Maithili, [[Nepali language|Nepali]] is also well understood and widely used for business and administrative purposes.<ref name="Rajbiraj Demography" /> [[Hindi language|Hindi]] is widely used by people from madhesh as a link language along with [[Marwari people]] and migrant workers from India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gurung opposes Hindi as official language |url=https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/7394/ |last=Republica |website=My Republica |language=en |access-date=2020-05-15}}</ref> Historically, Rajbiraj was considered one of the great center of [[Mithila (region)|Mithila]] culture.<ref>{{Cite web |title=International Maithili Conference to take place in Rajbiraj |url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/international-maithili-conference-take-place-rajbiraj/ |date=2017-10-12 |website=The Himalayan Times |language=en-US |access-date=2020-05-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Women in Mithila celebrating Madhushravani |url=https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/women-in-mithila-celebrating-madhushravani/ |last=Jha |first=Jitendra Kumar |website=My Republica |language=en |access-date=2020-05-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Rising Nepal: Rajbiraj to host 15th International Maithili Conference |url=http://www.therisingnepal.org.np/index/news/20992 |website=www.therisingnepal.org.np |access-date=2020-05-15}}</ref>
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