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Group of languages spoken in northern and central India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Eastern Hindi languages, are a branch of the Indo-Aryan language family spoken chiefly in Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh, Baghelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh, in Northern and Central India. Eastern Hindi languages evolved from Ardhamagadhi Prakrit.[1]
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Eastern Hindi | |
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Ethnicity | Awadhis, Baghelis, Chhattisgarhis |
Geographic distribution | Awadh, Baghelkhand, Chhattisgarh |
Native speakers | approx. 65 million in India |
Linguistic classification | Indo-European |
Early form | |
Language codes | |
Glottolog | east2726 |
Geographical distribution of Eastern Hindi languages |
Eastern Hindi languages are chiefly spoken in India, but also have significant minorities in the Caribbean, Fiji, Mauritius and South Africa due to immigration. In India, they are chiefly spoken in Awadh region in eastern Uttar Pradesh, in Baghelkhand region in northeastern Madhya Pradesh and in Chhattisgarh State.
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