Angika language
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| Angika | |
|---|---|
| अंगिका | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Bihar, Jharkhand[1] |
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Native speakers
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743,600 (1997) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | anp |
| ISO 639-3 | anp |
| Glottolog | angi1238[2] |
Angika (अंगिका), or Chhechha, is a dialect of an Indo-Aryan language, Maithili. It is spoken primarily in south-eastern Bihar and north-eastern Jharkhand of India. Angika is written in the Devanagari script; although the Anga Lipi and Kaithi scripts were used historically.[3]
It is spoken by around 743,600 people. Most of its speakers live in India, in the states of Bihar state (Banka, Bhagalpur, Katihar, and Purnia districts) and Jharkhand state(Godda and Sahibganji districts). [4]
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Classification[edit]
Angika is one of the Bihari languages closely related to languages such as Bajjika, Maithili and Magahi. It was classified as a dialect of Maithili by George A. Grierson in the Linguistic Survey of India.[5]
Geographical distribution[edit]
Angika is primarily spoken in the Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal states of India.
In Bihar, Angika is spoken in the Araria District, Katihar District, Purnia District, Kishanganj District, Madhepura District, Saharsa District, Supaul District, Bhagalpur District, Banka District, Jamui District, Munger District, Lakhisarai District, Begusarai District, Sheikhpura District and the Khagaria District.
In Jharkhand, Angika is spoken in the Sahebganj District, Godda District, Deoghar District, Pakur District, Dumka District, Giridih District and the Jamtara District.
In West Bengal, Angika is spoken in the Malda District and the Uttar Dinajpur District.
Moreover, many Angika speakers have emigrated to the Persian Gulf, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and other countries. Furthermore, substantial numbers of the Angika-speaking population have settled elsewhere in India, mainly in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Baroda, Surat, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Jamshedpur and Bokaro.
Popular culture[edit]
Khagaria Vali Bhouji, the first ever Angika film, was released on 27 April 2007 in Laxmi Talkies, Khagaria, Bihar.[6] Ang Putra, starring folk-singer Sunil Chailaa Bihari, was released in April 2010.[7]
Suman Soorow, Ashwini, Naresh Pandey, Chakore, Permanand Pandey, Vidyabhushan Venu, Amrendra, Khushilal Manjar, Vimal Vidrohi, Ram Sharma Anal, Gorelal Manishi, Abhaykant Choudhary, Umesh Jee, Bahadur Mishra, Kundan Amitabh, Chandraprakash Jagpriya are among the notaries who have contributed towards Angika literature. Hundreds of standard literary books are also available in Angika language. Furthermore, Angika is taught at post-graduation level at Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University.
Grammar[edit]
- Angika shows a regular contrast for animates.[8]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Angika: A Language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. SIL International. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Angika". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ^ "Angika.com".
- ^ "Angika: A Language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. SIL International. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- ^ http://dsal.uchicago.edu/books/lsi/lsi.php?volume=5-2&pages=466#page/110/mode/1up
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ The Indo-Aryan Languages - Colin P. Masica - Google Books. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
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