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Bihari
Geographic distribution:	Bihar
Genetic classification:	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Eastern Zone Bihari
Subdivisions:	—
ISO 639-2:	`bih`

Bihari is a name given to the western group of Eastern Indic languages, spoken in Bihar and neighboring states in India. Bihar ( Hindi:बिहार Urdu: بہار bɪhaːr) is a state in eastern India. List of language familiesA language family is a group of Languages related by descent from a common ancestor called the Proto-language of that family The Indo-Iranian language group constitutes the easternmost extant branch of the Indo-European family of languages The Indo-Aryan languages (within the context of Indo-European studies also Indic) are a branch of the Indo-European language family The Indo-Aryan languages include some 210 ( SIL estimate languages and dialects spoken by many people in Asia; this language family is a part of the ISO 639-2 is the second part of the ISO 639 standard, which lists codes for the representation of the names of languages The Indo-Aryan languages include some 210 ( SIL estimate languages and dialects spoken by many people in Asia; this language family is a part of the Bihar ( Hindi:बिहार Urdu: بہار bɪhaːr) is a state in eastern India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Bhojpuri and Maithili are spoken in Nepal as well. Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. The Bhojpuri and Maithili speaking population form more than 20% of Nepalese population.

The Bihari group consists of:

Angika (700,000 speakers). Angika (Dev अङ्गिका or अंगिका is a language of the Anga region of India, a 58000 km² area that falls within the states of Written in Anga, Kaithi and Devanagari scripts. Kaithi (कैथी also called "Kayathi" or "Kayasthi" is the name of a historical script used widely in parts of North India, primarily in the former
Bhojpuri (29,384,562 speakers). Bhojpuri ( is a regional language spoken in parts of north-central and eastern India. Written in the Kaithi and Devanagari scripts. Kaithi (कैथी also called "Kayathi" or "Kayasthi" is the name of a historical script used widely in parts of North India, primarily in the former
Fiji Hindi - (460,000 speakers). Fiji Hindi, also known as Fijian Hindi or Fiji Hindustani, is a language which is spoken in Fiji by most Fijian citizens of Indian descent Form of Bihari and Awadhi, spoken by Fiji Indians and written in the Roman and Devanagari scripts. Indo-Fijians are Fijians who trace their ancestry to India. They number 311591 (37
Kudmali (37,000 speakers)
Magahi (11,362,000 speakers). The Magadhi language (also known as मगही Magahi is a language spoken by 17449446 people in India. Written in the Kaithi and Devanagari scripts. Kaithi (कैथी also called "Kayathi" or "Kayasthi" is the name of a historical script used widely in parts of North India, primarily in the former
Maithili (7,500,000 speakers). Maithili (मैथिली Maithilī) is a language spoken in the eastern part of India, mainly in the Indian state of Bihar Written in the Maithili and Devanagari scripts. Mithilakshar ( Devanagari script मिथिलाक्षर mithilākṣar; Eastern Nagari script: মিথিলাক্ষর or Tirhuta
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. Sadri is a branch of Prakrit language and is regarded as the sister languages of Oriya, Bengali and Angika, spoken in Indian state of Jharkhand Bhojpuri ( is a regional language spoken in parts of north-central and eastern India. Suriname ( Dutch: Suriname; Sranan Tongo: Sranan) officially the Republic of Suriname (traditionally spelled Surinam by
Surajpuri (273,000 speakers)
Vajjika (500,000 speakers)

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