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Angika

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Also known as Angika language, anp

Angika (also known as Anga, Angikar or Chhika-Chhiki) 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.

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Language.name
Angika
Language.imagealt
The word "Angika" in Devanagari (अंगिका)
Language.imagecaption
The word "Angika" written in Devanagari script
Language.states
India and Nepal
Language.region
Anga (eastern Bihar and northeastern Jharkhand, as well as Morang and Sunsari districts, Nepal)
Language.ethnicity
Angika people
Language.familycolor
Indo-European <!-- Don't include
Language.family
and
Language.fam1
as they break the family tree -->
Language.fam2
Indo-Iranian
Language.fam3
Indo-Aryan
Language.fam4
Eastern
Language.ancestor
Magadhi Prakrit <!-- Don't use
Language.protoname
(otherwise ancestor doesn't display) -->
Language.ancestor2
Magadhan Apabhraṃśa
Language.ancestor3
Abahaṭ‌ṭha
Language.listclass
plainlist
Language.dia1
Northern (Dharampuria)

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Wikidata facts

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Wikimedia language code
anp
number of speakers, writers, or signers
740000
native label
अंगिका‎
P10369
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Commons category
Angika language
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16 sections
Contents
  • Controversy around relationship with Maithili
  • Official status
  • Literature
  • Vocabulary
  • Sample Vocabulary
  • Sample sentences
  • Anga region
  • Angika culture
  • Festival
  • Angika cuisine
  • Manjusha Art
  • Music and drama
  • Angika literature
  • Notes
  • References
  • Bibliography

Angika (also known as Anga, Angikar or Chhika-Chhiki) 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.

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'. Later writers shifted to Kaithi Script and eventually to Devanagari Script. Angika has been declared as an additional official language of Jharkhand.

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