Vajjika language
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| Bajjika (also spelled Vajjika) | ||||
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| Spoken in: | Bihar in India, Nepal | |||
| Total speakers: | 500,000 | |||
| Language family: | Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Eastern Group Bihari Bajjika (also spelled Vajjika) |
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| Writing system: | Devanagari, Kaithi | |||
| Official status | ||||
| Official language in: | Bihar state in India | |||
| Regulated by: | No official regulation | |||
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| ISO 639-1: | None | |||
| ISO 639-2: | – | |||
| ISO 639-3: | bhj | |||
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Vajjika (also referred to as Bajjika) is a Bihari language which serves as the transition between Bhojpuri and Maithili in North-Western Bihar and Nepal. The main city in the area is Muzaffarpur and Sitamarhi. It is also the main language in the adjoining terai regions of Nepal.
[edit] Bajjika in Nepal
According to the 2001 Census of Nepal, Bajjika is the mother tongue of 238,000 individuals, primarily in the district of Sarlahi.
[edit] References
- http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Patna/Now_govt_plans_to_make_waves/articleshow/2127302.cms
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