Awadhi language
| Awadhi | |
|---|---|
| अवधी avadhī | |
| Native to | India, Nepal, Fiji |
| Region | India: 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 speakers | 70 million (2021)[1] |
Standard forms | Fijian and [[Awadhi|]] |
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| Kaithi (official) | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Awadh, Fiji |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | awa |
| ISO 639-3 | awa |
Awadhi is an Indo-Aryan language. This language was spoken in a wide area of Awadh including Lucknow and Ayoudhya (Awadh) earlier. Goswami Tulasidas wrote Ramcharitmanas, Geetavali, Kavitavali, and all his Shri Ram poems in this language.
Hindi is a much newer language derived on Awadhi.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Awadhi at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)
Other websites
[change | change source]
Awadhi edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
