Add Maithili language README.maithili.md

[VINAY-MANDAL]

Summary

Motivation / Audit Reference

Test Evidence

• pytest -v runs green locally
• Coverage is at or above the critical-module gate (cli / transpile / linter ≥90%)
• New tests added for any new behavior or regression
• python -m maithili_dsl examples/*.dmai smoke-tested the examples
• python -m maithili_dsl --version shows the expected version

Security Considerations

Breaking Changes

Checklist

• CHANGELOG.md updated (Unreleased section)
• Version bumped if this is a release PR
• No new runtime dependencies added (or justification provided below)
• Docs updated if user-visible behavior changed

[alphacrack]

This is exactly the kind of contribution #11 hoped for — धन्यवाद! 🙏 The structure mirrors the English README section-for-section and most of it reads naturally. A few things to fix before merge:

Objective content errors (must fix):

1. Features list says देवनागरी अंक (0-9) — the original (and the language!) is ०-९. The Devanagari numerals are the whole point of that bullet.
2. Module-translation example says गणित → गणित — should be गणित → math.

Structural (should fix):
3. The file isn't linked from README.md — #11 suggested a line at the top of the English README (e.g. [मैथिली मे पढ़ू](README.maithili.md)), otherwise nobody will find it.
4. Leftover untranslated fragments: duplicated "Clone the repo:" above the Maithili line, and the "### 🔧 Install CLI Tool (cross-platform)" heading.
5. The stray first line # README.md — the English README has the same wart, but no need to copy it here.

Coordination notes (non-blocking):

• The keyword table copies the English table's 11 rows, which is already missing 5 mappings (#39). Fine to merge as-is and let #39 update both files together — just flagging so they don't drift separately.
• For future PRs, please branch off development with a topic branch rather than PRing from your fork's development directly (see CONTRIBUTING.md) — it makes follow-up pushes cleaner.

On phrasing (मे vs में, "के साथ", "जैसे" etc.) I'll defer to native speakers — posting a pointer on #11 inviting review would be a great move. Excited to get this in!

[VINAY-MANDAL]

अहा केत से छियाईं यौ

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On Mon, 20 Jul, 2026, 10:39 pm Bishwas Jha, ***@***.***> wrote: ***@***.**** requested changes on this pull request. This is exactly the kind of contribution #11 <#11> hoped for — धन्यवाद! 🙏 The structure mirrors the English README section-for-section and most of it reads naturally. A few things to fix before merge: *Objective content errors (must fix):* 1. Features list says देवनागरी अंक (0-9) — the original (and the language!) is *०-९*. The Devanagari numerals are the whole point of that bullet. 2. Module-translation example says गणित → गणित — should be *गणित → math*. *Structural (should fix):* 3. The file isn't linked from README.md — #11 <#11> suggested a line at the top of the English README (e.g. [मैथिली मे पढ़ू]( README.maithili.md)), otherwise nobody will find it. 4. Leftover untranslated fragments: duplicated "Clone the repo:" above the Maithili line, and the "### 🔧 Install CLI Tool (cross-platform)" heading. 5. The stray first line # README.md — the English README has the same wart, but no need to copy it here. *Coordination notes (non-blocking):* - The keyword table copies the English table's 11 rows, which is already missing 5 mappings (#39 <#39>). Fine to merge as-is and let #39 <#39> update both files together — just flagging so they don't drift separately. - For future PRs, please branch off development with a topic branch rather than PRing from your fork's development directly (see CONTRIBUTING.md) — it makes follow-up pushes cleaner. On phrasing (मे vs में, "के साथ", "जैसे" etc.) I'll defer to native speakers — posting a pointer on #11 <#11> inviting review would be a great move. Excited to get this in! — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#49?email_source=notifications&email_token=BGUAKDXCINOGUUYNUX2XMST5FZG5BA5CNFSNUABKM5UWIORPF5TWS5BNNB2WEL2QOVWGYUTFOF2WK43UKJSXM2LFO4XTINZTG4YTMNJVGY2KM4TFMFZW63VGMF2XI2DPOKSWK5TFNZ2KYZTPN52GK4S7MNWGSY3L#pullrequestreview-4737165564>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/BGUAKDUJZJ4FT4JYEQLEFVD5FZG5BAVCNFSNUABFKJSXA33TNF2G64TZHM4TOMRRGY3TIMJWHNEXG43VMU5TIOJSGM3TAMZSGI32C5QC> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[alphacrack]

हम जनकपुरधाम सँ छी।

[alphacrack]

Thanks for keeping this open — the Maithili README is genuinely valuable and I'd love to get it merged. It can't go in yet; the items from my earlier review are still outstanding, plus CI is red. Concretely:

1. Two factual errors in the translated content (README.maithili.md):

• Line 12: देवनागरी अंक (\0-9`) → should be **०-९`** (the Devanagari numerals — that bullet is literally about them).
• Line 13: \गणित` → `गणित` → should be **गणित→math`** (the mapping is Maithili→Python).

2. Not discoverable. The file isn't linked from README.md. Please add a line near the top of the English README, e.g. [मैथिली मे पढ़ू](README.maithili.md), so readers can find it.

3. CI is failing / the branch is stale. This PR is ~2 weeks old and predates several merges (the branch was renamed to main, plus the v0.4.0 work). Please rebase onto the latest main and push — that should clear the red ci-ok. Also, the branch is a fork's development with a self-merge commit; a clean topic branch off main would be tidier per the updated CONTRIBUTING.

Once the two text fixes + the README link are in and CI is green, this is good to merge. On the Maithili phrasing itself I'll defer to native speakers — worth pinging #11 for review. 🙏