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==Languages and dialects== ==Languages and dialects==
# '''Eastern Hindi''' '''Eastern Hindi'''
#* ] (4.35 m), spoken in north and north-central Uttar Pradesh as well as the ], ], ] and ] * ] (4.35 m), spoken in north and north-central Uttar Pradesh as well as the ], ], ] and ]
#**] (300 k) {{small|(mostly based on Bhojpuri but has major Awadhi influence)}} **] (300 k) {{small|(mostly based on Bhojpuri but has major Awadhi influence)}}
#**] (460 k) {{small|(mostly based on Awadhi with Bhojpuri influence)}} **] (460 k) {{small|(mostly based on Awadhi with Bhojpuri influence)}}
#*] (8 m), spoken in north-central Madhya Pradesh and south-eastern Uttar Pradesh. *] (8 m), spoken in north-central Madhya Pradesh and south-eastern Uttar Pradesh.
#* ] (18 m), spoken in southeast Madhya Pradesh and northern and central ]. * ] (18 m), spoken in southeast Madhya Pradesh and northern and central ].
#**] (1.7 m), spoken in Chhattisgarhi {{sfnp|Shapiro|2003|p=277}} **] (1.7 m), spoken in Chhattisgarhi {{sfnp|Shapiro|2003|p=277}}


==See Also== ==See Also==

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Indo-Aryan language and dialect cluster of northern and central India
Eastern Hindi
पूर्वी हिन्दीcode: hin promoted to code: hi
  Geographical distribution of Eastern Hindi languages
Native toIndia
RegionAwadh region,
Baghelkhand region,
Chhattisgarh
EthnicityAwadhis, Baghelis, Chhattisgarhis
Native speakersapprox. 30 million in India
Language familyIndo-European
Early formArdhamagadhi Prakrit
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
awa – Awadhi
bfy – Bagheli
pwr – Powari
hne – Chhattisgarhi
sgj – Surgujia
Glottologeast2726
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Eastern Hindi languages is a group of languages and dialects within the Indo-Aryan language group spoken chiefly in Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh, Baghelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh, and Chhatisgarh in Northern and Central India. Eastern Hindi languages evolved from Ardhamagadhi Prakrit.

Geographical extent

Eastern Hindi languages are chiefly spoken in India, but have also have significant minorities in Carribbean, Fiji, Mauritius and South Africa due to immigration. In India, they are chiefly spoken in Awadh region in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, in Baghelkhand region in Northeastern Madhya Pradesh and in Chhattisgarh State.

Languages and dialects

Eastern Hindi

See Also

References

  1. Shapiro (2003), p. 277. sfnp error: no target: CITEREFShapiro2003 (help)

Notes

  1. According to Katre, Nigam, Cardona, Turner, Kausen, Kogan and Glottolog. However others also classify it within Eastern-Central, Western-Eastern, Intermediate and Eastern