Angika (Dev. अङ्गिका or अंगिका) is a language of the
AngaThe earliest reference to Angas occurs in the Atharava Veda where they find mention along with the Magadhas, Gandharis and the Mujavatas, all apparently as a despised people....
region of
IndiaIndia, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal...
, a 58,000 km² area that falls within the
statesIndia is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.- States and territories :...
of
BiharBihar is a state in eastern India. Bihar is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at 38,202 sq mi , and 3rd largest by population. Close to 85 percent of the population lives in villages...
,
JharkhandJharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar state on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east. of 28,833 sq mi...
and
West BengalWest Bengal is a state in eastern India. With Bangladesh, which lies on its eastern border, the state forms the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal. To its northeast lie the states of Assam and Sikkim and the country Bhutan, and to its southwest, the state of Orissa...
. Angika is spoken by around 725,000 people in India and Considered to be one of the oldest language of the world. Angika is also spoken in
MungerMunger town is the headquarters of Munger district, in the Indian state of Bihar. Historically, Munger is known for its manufacturing of iron articles such as firearms and swords.- Education :Munger District has many good schools and colleges...
,
BhagalpurBhagalpur is a city and municipal corporation in the Bihar state of Eastern India. Bhagalpur is one of the oldest districts of Bihar located in the Southern region. It is situated in the plane of the Ganga basin at the height of 141 feet above sea level. It covers an area of 2569.50 sq. km. and...
,
MumbaiMumbai, formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The city proper is the most-populous in the world, with approximately 14 million inhabitants. Along with the neighbouring suburbs of Navi Mumbai and Thane, it forms the world's 4th largest urban agglomeration, with around...
,
DelhiDelhi, known locally as Dilli , and also by the official name National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest metropolis by population in India...
, Calcutta,
Durgapur"Durgapur" redirects here. For other uses, see Durgapur .Durgapur is an industrial city in the state of West Bengal, India, located about 160 km from Kolkata. It was a dream child of the great visionary Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, the second chief minister of the state...
,
PatnaPaṭnā is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar.The modern city of Patna is situated on the southern bank of the Ganges. The city also straddles the rivers Kosi, Sone and Gandak. Patna is approximately 25 km long and 9 km to 10 km wide...
,
RanchiRanchi is the capital city of the Indian state of Jharkhand.Jharkhand accounts for 40% of mineral resources of India.Alone Ranchi accounts for 50% mineral production of the state,nearing about 18% of nation's mineral production.For this reason Ranchi is also called the Manchester of the East...
,
JamshedpurJamshedpur is the largest city and urban conglomeration in the state of Jharkhand with a population of 1.1 million...
,
BokaroBokaro district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India. It was created in 1991 by carving out one subdivision consisting of two blocks from Dhanbad District and six blocks from Giridih District. Bokaro Steel City is the district headquarters...
and other parts of the country. Angika is also spoken in
CambodiaThe Kingdom of Cambodia , formerly known as Kampuchea , is a country in South East Asia with a population of over 14 million people. The kingdom's capital and largest city is Phnom Penh...
,
VietnamVietnam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam , is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea to the east...
,
MalaysiaMalaysia is a country in Southeast Asia that consists of thirteen states and three Federal Territories, with a total landmass of . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government. The population stands at over 28 million inhabitants...
and other
Southeast AsiaManila
Bangkok
Ho Chi Minh City
Kuala Lumpur
Singapore
Yangon
Bandung
Hanoi
Surabaya
Taichung
Kaohsiung
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n countries.
Angika (Dev. अङ्गिका or अंगिका) is a language of the
AngaThe earliest reference to Angas occurs in the Atharava Veda where they find mention along with the Magadhas, Gandharis and the Mujavatas, all apparently as a despised people....
region of
IndiaIndia, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal...
, a 58,000 km² area that falls within the
statesIndia is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.- States and territories :...
of
BiharBihar is a state in eastern India. Bihar is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at 38,202 sq mi , and 3rd largest by population. Close to 85 percent of the population lives in villages...
,
JharkhandJharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar state on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east. of 28,833 sq mi...
and
West BengalWest Bengal is a state in eastern India. With Bangladesh, which lies on its eastern border, the state forms the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal. To its northeast lie the states of Assam and Sikkim and the country Bhutan, and to its southwest, the state of Orissa...
. Angika is spoken by around 725,000 people in India and Considered to be one of the oldest language of the world. Angika is also spoken in
MungerMunger town is the headquarters of Munger district, in the Indian state of Bihar. Historically, Munger is known for its manufacturing of iron articles such as firearms and swords.- Education :Munger District has many good schools and colleges...
,
BhagalpurBhagalpur is a city and municipal corporation in the Bihar state of Eastern India. Bhagalpur is one of the oldest districts of Bihar located in the Southern region. It is situated in the plane of the Ganga basin at the height of 141 feet above sea level. It covers an area of 2569.50 sq. km. and...
,
MumbaiMumbai, formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The city proper is the most-populous in the world, with approximately 14 million inhabitants. Along with the neighbouring suburbs of Navi Mumbai and Thane, it forms the world's 4th largest urban agglomeration, with around...
,
DelhiDelhi, known locally as Dilli , and also by the official name National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest metropolis by population in India...
, Calcutta,
Durgapur"Durgapur" redirects here. For other uses, see Durgapur .Durgapur is an industrial city in the state of West Bengal, India, located about 160 km from Kolkata. It was a dream child of the great visionary Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, the second chief minister of the state...
,
PatnaPaṭnā is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar.The modern city of Patna is situated on the southern bank of the Ganges. The city also straddles the rivers Kosi, Sone and Gandak. Patna is approximately 25 km long and 9 km to 10 km wide...
,
RanchiRanchi is the capital city of the Indian state of Jharkhand.Jharkhand accounts for 40% of mineral resources of India.Alone Ranchi accounts for 50% mineral production of the state,nearing about 18% of nation's mineral production.For this reason Ranchi is also called the Manchester of the East...
,
JamshedpurJamshedpur is the largest city and urban conglomeration in the state of Jharkhand with a population of 1.1 million...
,
BokaroBokaro district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India. It was created in 1991 by carving out one subdivision consisting of two blocks from Dhanbad District and six blocks from Giridih District. Bokaro Steel City is the district headquarters...
and other parts of the country. Angika is also spoken in
CambodiaThe Kingdom of Cambodia , formerly known as Kampuchea , is a country in South East Asia with a population of over 14 million people. The kingdom's capital and largest city is Phnom Penh...
,
VietnamVietnam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam , is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea to the east...
,
MalaysiaMalaysia is a country in Southeast Asia that consists of thirteen states and three Federal Territories, with a total landmass of . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government. The population stands at over 28 million inhabitants...
and other
Southeast AsiaManila
Bangkok
Ho Chi Minh City
Kuala Lumpur
Singapore
Yangon
Bandung
Hanoi
Surabaya
Taichung
Kaohsiung
Medan|-|}...
n countries. Besides this, a sizeable Angika speaking population exists in countries such as the
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and the
United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
.
Angika is closely related to the
Maithili languageMaithili is a language spoken in the eastern part of India, mainly in the Indian state of Bihar and in the eastern Terai region of Nepal. It is an offshoot of the Indo-Aryan languages which are part of the Indo-Iranian, a branch of the Indo-European languages...
, and was classified by Sir George A. Grierson as a dialectal variant of Maithili, which he termed as "Chikka-Chikki".
http://books.google.com/books?id=Itp2twGR6tsC&pg=PA196&dq=angika+language It has affinity to the Eastern Indo-Aryan languages, such as
BengaliBengali or Bangla is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit and Sanskrit languages....
,
OriyaOdia or Oriya is an Indian language, belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family. It is mainly spoken in the Indian state of Orissa. The language is also one of the many official languages of India.- Overview :...
, and
AssameseAssamese is the easternmost Indo-Aryan language. It is used mainly in the state of Assam in North-East India. It is also the official language of Assam. It is also spoken in parts of Arunachal Pradesh and other northeast Indian states. Small pockets of Assamese speakers can be found in Bhutan...
. It had been traditionally classified as a "
Bihari languagesBihari is a name given to the western group of Eastern Indic languages, spoken in Bihar and neighboring states in India. Bhojpuri and Maithili are spoken in Nepal as well. The Bhojpuri and Maithili speaking population form more than 20% of Nepalese population. Despite the large number of speakers...
," which includes Bhojpuri, Magahi, Maithili, and Vajjika), and it has only recently been claimed as an independent language, though it is an ancient dialect.
http://books.google.com/books?id=Itp2twGR6tsC&pg=PA12&vq=angika&dq=angika+language&source=gbs_search_s&cad=0. The name Angika first appeared in the 1961 census.
http://books.google.com/books?id=Itp2twGR6tsC&pg=PA241&vq=angika&dq=angika+language&source=gbs_search_s&cad=0#PPA422,M1 Angika is highly intelligible with other Bihari languages.
Angika is commonly written in the
DevanagariDevanagari , also called Nagari , is an abugida alphabet of India and Nepal. It is written from left to right, lacks distinct letter cases, and is recognizable by a distinctive horizontal line running along the tops of the letters that links them together. Devanāgarī is the main script used to...
script, although
KaithiKaithi , also called "Kayathi" or "Kayasthi", is the name of a historical script used widely in parts of North India, primarily in the former North-Western Provinces & Oudh and Bihar. It was used to write legal, administrative, and private records...
was used historically.
Various alternate names for the language are used:
- Anga,
- Aangi,
- Angikar,
- Chhika-Chhiki,
- Bhagalpuri,
- Apbhramsa,
- Bihari.
Dialects of Angika include:
- Deshi,
- Dakhnaha,
- Mungeria,
- Devgharia,
- Gidhhoria,
- Dharampuria.
Demography
Southern Bihar
- Bhagalpur District
Bhagalpur district is one of the thirty-seven districts of Bihar state, India, and Bhagalpur town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Bhagalpur district is a part of Bhagalpur Division. The river Ganga flows through the district.-Demography:...
, Munger DistrictMunger district is one of the thirty-seven districts of Bihar state in eastern India. Munger town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Munger district is a part of Munger Division. Munger District is located in the southern part of Bihar and its headquarter is located on the...
, Banka DistrictBanka is a district in the state of Bihar in India. The district, part of Bhagalpur Division, has its headquarters at Banka town. The district occupies an area of 3018 km² and has a population of 1,608,773 . Hindus 1,409,352, Muslims 190,051...
, Lakhisarai DistrictLakhisarai district is one of the thirty-seven districts of Bihar state, India, and Lakhisarai town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Lakhisarai district is a part of Munger Division. The district occupies an area of 1228 km2...
, Jamui DistrictJamui was formed as a District on 21 February 1991 as a result of its separation from Munger. It is located at a Longitude of 86º-13'E and the latitude is 24º-55'N.- Boundary :North South East WestMunger and LakhisaraiDistrict Giridih District of...
and Sheikhpura DistrictSheikhpura district is one of the thirty-seven districts of Bihar state, India, and Sheikhpura town is the administrative headquarters of this district...
.
Northern Bihar
- Katihar District
Katihar district is one of the thirty-seven districts of Bihar state, India, and Katihar town is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district is a part of Purnia Division. The district occupies an area of 3056 km² and has a population of 2,389,533...
, Purnia DistrictPurnia district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India. The town of Purnia is the administrative headquarters of this district....
, Khagaria DistrictKhagaria district is one of the thirty-seven districts of Bihar state, India, and Khagaria town is the administrative headquarters of this district...
, Begusarai DistrictBegusarai district is one of the thirty-seven districts of Bihar state, India, and Begusarai town is the administrative headquarters of this district.The district lies on the northern bank of river Ganga. Begusarai district is a part of Munger division...
, Saharsa DistrictSaharsa is one of one of the thirty-seven districts of Bihar, India. Saharsa town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Saharsa district is a part of a larger territory, the Kosi Division and it became a district on 1st April 1954 and subsequently has become smaller with other...
, Madhepura DistrictMadhepura district is one of the thirty-seven districts of Bihar state, India, and Madhepura town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Madhepura district is a part of Kosi division.- Overview :...
, Araria DistrictAraria district is one of the districts of Bihar state, India, and Araria town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Araria district is a part of Purnia division. The district occupies an area of 2830 km²....
, Kishanganj DistrictKishanganj district is one of the thirty-seven districts of Bihar state, India, and Kishanganj town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Kishanganj district is a part of Purnia division.-See also:*Districts of Bihar...
and Supaul DistrictSupaul district is one of the thirty-seven districts of Bihar state, India, and Supaul town is the administrative headquarters of this district.Supaul district is a part of Kosi division.It is famous for agriculture. This is very peaceful area in Bihar state...
.
Jharkhand
- Sahebganj District
Sahibganj district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Sahibganj is the administrative headquarters of this district.-Geography:...
, Godda DistrictGodda is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India. It lies in the northeastern part of the state. The geographical area that now comprises Godda district was formerly part of Santhal Parganas. Godda town is the headquarters of Godda district.The area of the district is 2110 km²,...
, Dumka DistrictDumka district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state in eastern India, and Dumka is the administrative headquarters of this district. This district covers an area of 3716.02 km²...
, Deoghar DistrictDeoghar district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Deoghar town is the administrative headquarters of this district...
, Pakur DistrictPakur district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Pakur is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district, with a population of 700,032 , and covering an area of 686.21 km², is situated on the north-eastern corner of Jharkhand state...
and Giridih DistrictGiridih district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Giridih is the administrative headquarters of this district.-History:Giridih district was created on 6th December 1972 by carving some parts of Hazaribagh district....
.
West Bengal
- Malda District
Malda district is a district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies 347 kilometres north of Kolkata, the state capital. This district is notable for the production of mango and silk...
.
Nepal
- Angika is also spoken in Tarai region of Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia and the world's youngest republic. It is bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
.
Other South-East Asian countries
- Cambodia
The Kingdom of Cambodia , formerly known as Kampuchea , is a country in South East Asia with a population of over 14 million people. The kingdom's capital and largest city is Phnom Penh...
, VietnamVietnam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam , is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea to the east...
, MalaysiaMalaysia is a country in Southeast Asia that consists of thirteen states and three Federal Territories, with a total landmass of . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government. The population stands at over 28 million inhabitants...
and others: all well established.
Elsewhere
- A large number of Angika speakers have migrated to the Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf, in the Southwest Asian region, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. Historically and commonly known as the Persian Gulf, this body of water is sometimes controversially referred to as the Arabian Gulf by most Arab states or simply The...
, the United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
, the United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and other countries. Also a substantial portion of the Angika-speaking population has settled elsewhere in IndiaIndia, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal...
, mainly in MumbaiMumbai, formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The city proper is the most-populous in the world, with approximately 14 million inhabitants. Along with the neighbouring suburbs of Navi Mumbai and Thane, it forms the world's 4th largest urban agglomeration, with around...
, DelhiDelhi, known locally as Dilli , and also by the official name National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest metropolis by population in India...
, Calcutta, Baroda, SuratSurat formerly known as Suryapur or Khubsoorat, is the eighth largest city in India. The city proper is the seventh most populous city in India and 49th in the world. Surat is the administrative capital of Surat district....
, ChandigarhChandigarh , is a union territory of India, that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name translates to English as "The Fort of Chandi". The name was coined from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu Goddess Chandi, present in the city's vicinity....
, LudhianaLudhiana is a city and a municipal corporation in Ludhiana district in the Indian state of Punjab. It is the largest city in Punjab, with an estimated population of 15 lacs. The population increases substantially during the crop harvesting season due to immigration of laborers from states like...
, JamshedpurJamshedpur is the largest city and urban conglomeration in the state of Jharkhand with a population of 1.1 million...
and BokaroBokaro district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India. It was created in 1991 by carving out one subdivision consisting of two blocks from Dhanbad District and six blocks from Giridih District. Bokaro Steel City is the district headquarters...
.
Angika cinema
The first Angika language film released on 27 April,2007 in Laxmi Talkies, Khagaria, Bihar. The name of this film is "Khagaria Vali Bhouji". The first ever completed feature film of Angika Language, however, is "Khissa Chando Bihula Bishari Ke", which is still to be released. Currently a new Angika film, "Ang Putra" is being picturised.
Angika literature
Mr. Suman Soorow, Dr. Permanand Pandey, Dr. Amrendra, Dr. Naresh Pandey Chakore, Mr. Kundan Amitabh, Dr. Abhaykant Choudhary, Mr. Chandraprakash Jagpriya are among prominent scholars of Angika Language who have contributed lots in Angika Literature. Hundreds of standard literary books are available in angika language.
And angika folk singer sunil chailaa bihari played as hero in this film.
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