Angika
Bihari language of India and Nepal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Angika (also known as Anga, Angikar or Chhika-Chhiki)[1] is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language spoken in some parts of the Indian states of Bihar and Jharkhand, as well as in parts of Nepal.[1][4]
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Angika | |
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अंगिका | |
Native to | India and Nepal |
Region | Bihar and Jharkhand (India), Terai (Nepal)[1] |
Native speakers | Around 15 Million[2] |
Official status | |
Official language in | India |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 | anp |
ISO 639-3 | anp |
Glottolog | angi1238 |
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Angika is closely related to neighbouring Indic languages such as Maithili, Bengali, Bhojpuri and Magahi. Historically it was written in a separate script known as 'Anga Lipi'.[5] Later writers shifted to Kaithi Script and eventually to Devanagari Script.[5]