Angika is closely related to the Maithili language, and was classified by Sir George A. Grierson as a dialectal variant of Maithili, which he termed as "Chikka-Chikki".It has affinity to the Eastern Indo-Aryan languages, such as Bengali, Oriya, and Assamese. It had been traditionally classified as a "Bihari languages," which includes Bhojpuri, Magahi, Maithili, and Vajjika), and it has only recently been claimed as an independent language, though it is an ancient dialect. The name Angika first appeared in the 1961 census. Angika is highly intelligible with other Bihari languages.
Various alternate names for the language are used:
* Anga,
* Aangi,
* Angikar,
* Chhika-Chhiki,
* Bhagalpuri,
* Apbhramsa,
* Bihari.
Southern Bihar
Bhagalpur District, Munger District, Banka District, Lakhisarai District, Jamui District and Sheikhpura District.
Northern Bihar
Katihar District, Purnia District, Khagaria District, Begusarai District, Saharsa District, Madhepura District, Araria District, Kishanganj District and Supaul District.
No comments:
Post a Comment