Angika
| Angika | |
|---|---|
| अंगिका | |
The word "Angika" written in Devanagari script | |
| Native to | India and Nepal |
| Region | Bihar and Jharkhand (India), Terai (Nepal) |
Native speakers | Around 15 Million |
| Official status | |
Official language in | India
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | anp |
| ISO 639-3 | anp |
| Glottolog | angi1238 |
Angika (also known as Anga, Angikar or Chhika-Chhiki) is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language spoken in some parts of the Indian states of Bihar and Jharkhand, as well as in parts of Nepal.
Angika is closely related to neighbouring Indic languages such as Maithili, Bengali, Bhojpuri and Magahi. Historically it was written in a separate script known as 'Anga Lipi'. Later writers shifted to Kaithi Script and eventually to Devanagari Script. Angika has been declared as an additional official language of Jharkhand.