Anga area

Anga
Area in India
Continent Asia
Country  India
States Bihar and Jharkhand
Region Mithila

Anga is a geographical and cultural area of India. This area is located in the states of Bihar and Jharkhand. Angika is spoken in this area.[1] As Angika is considered to be a dialect of Maithili language,[2] this area is widely considered to be a subregion of Maithili speaking cultural region called Mithila.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Angika: A Language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. SIL International. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  2. 1 2 L. P. Vidyarthi. "Development of Researches in Anthropology in India: A Case Study of Bihar". Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Small States Syndrome in India". p. 146. Retrieved 16 February 2017.

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