Around 12 million people speak Magahi as an native language according to the 2011 census of India. [5] It is spoken in eleven districts of Bihar (Gaya, Patna, Jehanabad, Aurangabad, Nalanda, Nawada, Sheikhpura, Arwal, Lakhisarai, Jamui and some parts of Banka), and in eleven districts of Jharkhand (Hazaribag, Palamu, Garhwa, Deoghar, Chatra ...

People of Southern Bihar and Northern Jharkhand are mostly speakers of Magahi. [21] Magahi is also spoken in Malda district of West Bengal. [7][8][22] According to 2011 Census, there were approximately 12.7 million Magahi speakers. [5] Apart from India it is spoken in various districts of south eastern Nepal. [23] OFFICIAL STATUS

2020年8月6日 · Around 16 million people speak Magahi as native language. It is spoken in eight districts of Bihar (Gaya, Patna, Jehanabad, Aurangabad, Nalanda, Nawada, Sheikhpura, Arwal), seven districts of Jharkhand (Hazaribag, Chatra, Koderma, Jamtara, Bokaro, Dhanbad, Giridih) and in West Bengal's Malda district.

Magahi is an Indo-Aryan language, spoken in Eastern part of India. It is genealogically related to Magadhi Apbhransha, once having the status of rajbhasha, during the reign of Emperor Ashoka. The paper outlines the Magahi language in historical context along with its present status.

2025年1月26日 · Magahi is spoken by millions of people, primarily in the Magadh region of Bihar, which includes cities like Patna, Gaya, and Nalanda. The language is also found in parts of …

Grierson (1927) has named Magahi along with Maithili and Bhojpuri as Bihari language. These days Magahi is spoken in districts of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Orissa. Magahi has developed from Magadhi Apbhransha or Eastern Apbhransha branch of Magadhi Prakrit. Magahi is not the only language developing from Magadhi Apbhransha.

Magadha gradually expanded to be one of the world’s largest empires of the time (third to fourth century BC), extending from the Bay of Bengal in the east to the Hindukush Mountains and Afghanistan in the northwest, and the River Cavery in the south.

Magahi is a Bihari language spoken in northern and eastern India by about 12.6 million people. It is spoken mainly in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odissa and West Bengal. It is not recognised as a separate language and has been classified as Hindi since 1961.

2024年4月23日 · The Language of Folklore and Identity Magahi, deeply rooted in Bihar’s heartland, is spoken in the central and southern regions of the state. It carries a rich oral tradition, comprising folk songs, proverbs, and narratives that reflect the daily lives of its speakers.Around 16 million people speak Magahi as native language.

2019年10月23日 · Magahi is a language with a glorious past, a subdued intermediate period, a vigorous present, and a promising future. It is the language of the people of Magah, formerly known as Magadha which emerged as a small kingdom around its …