Awadhi people
अवधी 𑂃𑂫𑂡𑂲 اودھی | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 4,715,182 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| India (Awadh) and Nepal (Terai) | |
| Languages | |
| Awadhi Additionally Hindi-Urdu | |
| Religion | |
| Majority: Hinduism Minority: | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Indo-Aryan peoples |
The Awadhi people or Awadhis (Devanagari: अवधी, Kaithi: 𑂃𑂫𑂡𑂲, Perso-Arabic: اودھی) are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group who speak the Awadhi language and reside in the Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh. Many Awadhis also migrated to Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Odisha in India and some adjoining regions of the Terai in Nepal, and in addition 3 per cent of Nepalis are Awadhi speakers. Awadhi people can be found throughout the world, most notably in Fiji, Guyana, Mauritius, South Africa, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands, Australia, and New Zealand. 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.