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Angika

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.

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Language.name: Angika
Language.imagealt: The word "Angika" in Devanagari (अंगिका)
Language.imagecaption: The word "Angika" written in Devanagari script
Language.states: India and Nepal
Language.region: Anga (eastern Bihar and northeastern Jharkhand, as well as Morang and Sunsari districts, Nepal)
Language.ethnicity: Angika people
Language.familycolor: Indo-European <!-- Don't include
Language.family: and
Language.fam1: as they break the family tree -->
Language.fam2: Indo-Iranian
Language.fam3: Indo-Aryan
Language.fam4: Eastern
Language.ancestor: Magadhi Prakrit <!-- Don't use
Language.protoname: (otherwise ancestor doesn't display) -->
Language.ancestor2: Magadhan Apabhraṃśa
Language.ancestor3: Abahaṭ‌ṭha
Language.listclass: plainlist
Language.dia1: Northern (Dharampuria)

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Contents

Controversy around relationship with Maithili
Official status
Literature
Vocabulary
Sample Vocabulary
Sample sentences
Anga region
Angika culture
Festival
Angika cuisine
Manjusha Art
Music and drama
Angika literature
Notes
References
Bibliography

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.