Angika language

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Angika language is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in parts of Bihar and Jharkhand in India, known for its close relation to Maithili and its rich regional literary tradition.

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Angika language canonical 2

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instanceOf Eastern Indo-Aryan language
Indo-Aryan language
language
closelyRelatedTo Bhojpuri language
Magahi language NERFINISHED
Maithili language NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Angika NERFINISHED
Angika Bhasha NERFINISHED
Angika boli NERFINISHED
hasCulturalRole medium of folk songs
medium of oral storytelling
medium of regional theatre
regional identity marker in Anga region
hasEndangermentStatus considered vulnerable or under-documented by some linguists
hasEthnologueCode anp
hasGlottocode angi1238
hasISO6393Code anp
hasLinguisticFeature SOV word order
distinctive regional vocabulary
rich system of verb inflection
shares grammatical features with Maithili
shares phonological features with Maithili
shares vocabulary with Maithili
uses postpositions instead of prepositions
hasLiteraryTradition folk literature
modern poetry
religious and devotional songs
short stories
hasMinorityPresenceIn Bangladesh NERFINISHED
Nepal NERFINISHED
urban diaspora communities in India
hasPrimaryRegion Bihar NERFINISHED
Jharkhand NERFINISHED
hasRegion eastern India NERFINISHED
hasScriptHistory Historically written in Kaithi script
Now predominantly written in Devanagari script
languageFamily Eastern Indo-Aryan
Indo-Aryan
Indo-European language family
surface form: Indo-European

Indo-Iranian
recognizedBy ISO 639-3 standard NERFINISHED
spokenInCountry India NERFINISHED
spokenInRegion Anga region NERFINISHED
Bhagalpur division NERFINISHED
Munger division NERFINISHED
Santhal Pargana NERFINISHED
spokenInState Bihar NERFINISHED
Jharkhand NERFINISHED
West Bengal NERFINISHED
subclassOf Eastern Indo-Aryan languages NERFINISHED
Indo-European language
Indo-Iranian language
usedInEducation taught in some regional institutions
usedInMedia local newspapers
radio programmes
regional magazines
writingSystem Devanagari script NERFINISHED
Kaithi script NERFINISHED

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Magahi language relatedTo Angika language