Awadhi language

Awadhi
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)
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Ardhmagadhi prakit Awadhi; ; ; ;
Standard forms	Fijian and [[Awadhi\|]]
Dialects	Fiji Hindi,Eastern Awadhi; Gangapari; Mirzapuri; Pardesi; Uttari; Tharu; Degauri Tharu; Pratapgarhi;
Writing system	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

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

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[e16-1] Awadhi at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)

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