Angika
| Angika | |
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The word "Angika" written in Devanagari script | |
| Pronunciation | [ɐ̃ŋgiˈka] ⓘ |
| Native to | India and Nepal |
| Region | Anga (eastern Bihar and northeastern Jharkhand, as well as Morang and Sunsari districts, Nepal) |
| Ethnicity | Angika people |
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| Official status | |
Official language in | India
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Recognised minority language in | Nepal (protected under mother-tongue provisions) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | anp |
| ISO 639-3 | anp |
| Glottolog | angi1238 |
| Linguasphere | 59-AAF-sk |
Map of eastern India and Nepal showing the region where Angika is spoken. | |
Classified as "Vulnerable" (VU) by UNESCO's Atlas of the world's languages in danger. | |
Angika edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.