Bihari languages
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Bihari is a name given to the western group of Eastern Indic languages, spoken in Bihar and neighboring states in India.
The Bihari group consists of:
- Angika (30,000,000 speakers). Written in Anga, Kaithi and Devanagari scripts.
- Bhojpuri (26,254,000 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)
