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Bajjika  

Definition

  • Bajjika is an Indo-Aryan language variety, which in turn belongs to the Indo-European language family. It is spoken in the north-western part of Bihar, India and in Nepal. It is also classified as a dialect of Maithili language and is known as Western Maithili. In the 1960s and the 1970s, when the Maithili speakers demanded a separate Mithila state, the Angika and Bajjika speakers made counter-demands for recognition of their languages.

Entry terms

  • Vajjika

Identifier

  • VJK

Notation

  • vjk

URI

http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/VJK

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