The Bihari languages are a group of the Indo-Aryan languages, spoken mainly in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, and also in Nepal. The most widely spoken languages of the group are Bajjika, Angika, Bhojpuri, Magahi and Maithili.
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RegionBihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal in India, and Nepal 1 Speaker Count In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Asia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Bengal, found in there.
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1. Bihari languages
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The Bihari languages are mainly spoken in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal, and also in Nepal.
2. Bihari (Wikidata)
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Wikidata item Q135305, property P1098 (number of speakers): 63000000 (normal rank, non-deprecated)
Wikidata: Bihari
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