Bihari languages

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf language family
gptkbp:BhojpuriCinema gptkb:Bhojpuri_film_industry
gptkbp:BhojpuriOfficialStatus Bhojpuri is recognized in Nepal
Bhojpuri is recognized in some Indian states
gptkbp:BhojpuriScript Kaithi script (historically)
gptkbp:censusCategory grouped as 'Bihari' in Indian census (except Maithili)
gptkbp:diaspora gptkb:Fiji
gptkb:Guyana
gptkb:Mauritius
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Suriname
gptkb:Trinidad_and_Tobago
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bihari languages
gptkbp:ISO639-3 bih
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Indo-Aryan_languages
gptkbp:linguisticFeature use of honorifics
distinctive case system
ergative construction in past tense
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Khortha
gptkb:Angika
gptkb:Bajjika
gptkb:Bhojpuri
gptkb:Magahi
gptkb:Maithili
gptkb:Surjapuri
gptkbp:MaithiliLiterature rich literary tradition
gptkbp:MaithiliOfficialStatus Maithili is an official language in India
Maithili is recognized in Nepal
gptkbp:MaithiliScript Tirhuta script (historically)
gptkbp:numberOfSpeakers over 100 million
gptkbp:region gptkb:Terai_(Nepal)
gptkb:Bihar
gptkb:Jharkhand
gptkb:Uttar_Pradesh
gptkb:West_Bengal
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Awadhi
gptkb:Chhattisgarhi
gptkb:Eastern_Hindi_languages
gptkbp:spokenIn gptkb:India
gptkb:Mauritius
gptkb:Nepal
gptkbp:status recognized regional languages in India
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Indo-European_languages
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus some Bihari languages are considered vulnerable
gptkbp:writingSystem gptkb:Perso-Arabic_script
gptkb:Kaithi_script
gptkb:Devanagari_script
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:मैथिली
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7