BIHARI LANGUAGES

'Bihari' is a name given to the western group of Eastern Indic languages, spoken in Bihar and neighboring states in India. Bhojpuri and Maithili are spoken in Nepal as well. The Bhojpuri and Maithili speaking population form more than 20% of Nepalese population.
The Bihari group consists of:

★ Angika (700,000 speakers). Written in Anga, Kaithi and Devanagari scripts.

★ Bhojpuri (29,384,562 speakers). Written in the Kaithi and Devanagari scripts.

★ Kudmali (37,000 speakers)

★ Magahi/Magadhi (11,362,000 speakers). Written in the Kaithi and Devanagari scripts.

★ Maithili (7,500,000 speakers). Written in the Maithili and Devanagari scripts.

★ Panchpargania (274,000 speakers)

★ Sadri (1,965,000 speakers)

★ Sarnami Hindustani (150,000 speakers) Form of Bihari with Awadhi influence spoken by Surinamers of Indian descent.

★ Surajpuri (273,000 speakers)

★ Vajjika (500,000 speakers)

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External links

External links

★ http://www.sil.org/iso639-3/documentation.asp?id=bih

★ Translation of useful phrases in Angika, Bhojpuri and Maithili

★ http://bh.wikipedia.org