Awadhi facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Awadhi |
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| अवधी avadhī | ||||
| Native to | India, Nepal, Fiji (as Fiji Hindi) | |||
| 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 | 38 million (2001) | |||
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Indo-European
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Gangapari
Mirzapuri
Pardesi
Uttari
Tharu
Degauri Tharu
Pratapgarhi
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| Writing system | Devanagari, Kaithi | |||
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| Official language in | No official status | |||
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Awadhi is an Indo-Aryan language. This language was spoken in a wide area 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 mostly based on Awadhi and Braj.
Images for kids
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Rumi Darwaja of historic state Awadh
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Linguistic classification of Awadhi language.
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