Awadhi people

Awadhi people
Total population
	55 million
Regions with significant populations
	Awadh
Languages
	Awadhi, Hindi
Religion
	Majority:; Hinduism; Minority:; Islam; Christianity; Jainism; ; Buddhism;
Related ethnic groups
	Indo-Aryan peoples

The Awadhi people or Awadhis (Awadhi/Hindi: अवधी) are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group who speak Awadhi and reside in the Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh. Many Awadhis also migrated to Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand, Gujarat, Maharashtra in India and some adjoining regions of the Terai in Nepal,^[1] and in addition 1.9 per cent of Nepalis are Awadhi speakers.^[2] Awadhi people can be found throughout the world, most notably in the islands of the Caribbean, Fiji, Guyana, Mauritius, South Africa, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago. Bollywood actor and superstar Amitabh Bachchan is Awadhi from his father's (Harivansh Rai Bachchan) side. Historically, Indo-Aryans dominated the North Indian Gangetic Planes; thus, the Awadhi language continuously evolved over the centuries in the Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh.

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