Bihari

a subgroup of the Indo-Aryan languages that is usually included in the Eastern branch of Indo-Aryan
Language language_family Q135305
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Bihari

Summary

Bihari is a language family[1]. Bihari draws 152 Wikipedia views per month (language_family category, ranking #140 of 1,012).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bihari's instance of is recorded as language family[3].
  • Bihari is a type of Indo-Aryan[4].
  • Bihari's writing system is recorded as Devanagari[5].
  • Bihari comprises Angika[6].
  • Bihari comprises Bhojpuri[7].
  • Bihari comprises Bajjika[8].
  • Bihari comprises Dhanwar Rai[9].
  • Bihari comprises Bote-Darai[10].
  • Bihari comprises Kumhali[11].
  • Bihari comprises Magahi[12].
  • Bihari comprises Maithili[13].
  • Bihari comprises Sadanic[14].
  • Bihari comprises Tharu[15].
  • Bihari's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bihari languages[16].
  • Bihari's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+63000000'}[17].
  • Bihari's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18].
  • Bihari's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'bh', 'text': 'बिहारी भाषा'}[19].

Why It Matters

Bihari draws 152 Wikipedia views per month (language_family category, ranking #140 of 1,012).[2] Bihari has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] Bihari is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Number of speakers, writers, or signers {'amount': '+63000000'}
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