Awadhi language

Awadhi is an Indo-Aryan language. This language was spoken in a wide area including Lucknow and Ayoudhya (Awadh) earlier. Goswami Tulasidas wrote Ramcharitmanas, Geetavali, Kavitavali, and all his Shri Ram poems in this language.

Awadhi
अवधी avadhī
Native toIndia, Nepal, Fiji
RegionIndia: Awadh and Lower Doab regions of Uttar Pradesh, as well as Madhya Pradesh and Delhi Nepal: Lumbini Zone, Kapilbastu District; Bheri Zone, Banke District, Bardiya District and most part of the Uttar Pradesh
Native speakers70 million  (2021)[1]
Language family
Standard formsFijian and [[Awadhi|]]
Dialects
Gangapari
Mirzapuri
Pardesi
Uttari
Tharu
Degauri Tharu
Pratapgarhi
Writing systemKaithi (official)
Official status
Official language inAwadh, Fiji
Language codes
ISO 639-2awa
ISO 639-3awa

Hindi is a much newer language derived on Awadhi.

Awadhi Language Media

References

  1. Awadhi at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)

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