Khorta

E877026

Khorta is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the Indian states of Jharkhand and Bihar, closely related to Magahi and Hindi.

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Khorta canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indo-Aryan language
language
closelyRelatedTo Hindi
Magahi
coexistsWith Hindi in Bihar
linked to: Hindi

Hindi in Jharkhand
Magahi in bordering regions
hasAlternativeName Khorta boli
Khorta language
linked to: Khortha language
hasISO639-3Code no
hasLinguisticFeature ergative alignment in perfective constructions
gendered nouns
postpositions instead of prepositions
shares vocabulary with Hindi
shares vocabulary with Magahi
subject–object–verb word order
hasMorphologicalFeature case-marking postpositions
rich verbal inflection
hasPhonologicalFeature aspirated consonants
contrast between dental and retroflex stops
hasScriptStatus often written informally in Devanagari
hasStandardizationStatus lacks fully standardized orthography
hasWritingSystem Devanagari script
Kaithi script
influencedBy Bhojpuri
Hindi
Magahi
isMutuallyIntelligibleWith Magahi to a significant degree
isOftenClassifiedAs dialect of Hindi
dialect of Magahi
languageFamily Indo-Aryan languages
Indo-European languages
Indo-Iranian languages
region eastern India
spokenBy Indo-Aryan ethnic groups in Bihar
Indo-Aryan ethnic groups in Jharkhand
spokenIn Bihar
India
Jharkhand
status primarily spoken language
regional language
subclassOf Eastern Indo-Aryan language
usedBy rural communities in Bihar
rural communities in Jharkhand
usedFor everyday communication
usedInDomain folk songs
local trade and markets
oral storytelling

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