Angika

Angika
Angika
अंगिका; अङ्गिका; অঙ্গিকা; 𑂃𑂑𑂹𑂏𑂱𑂍𑂰; Aṁgikā, Aṅgikā
	The word "Angika" written in Devanagari script
Pronunciation	[ɐ̃ŋgiˈka] ⓘ
Native to	India and Nepal
Region	Anga (eastern Bihar and northeastern Jharkhand, as well as Morang and Sunsari districts, Nepal)
Ethnicity	Angika people
Native speakers	Unknown; officially 1,100,000 (2024); (undercount in census data)
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Eastern Angika; ; ; ;
Early forms	Magadhi Prakrit Magadhan Apabhraṃśa Abahaṭ‌ṭha ; ;
Dialects	Northern (Dharampuria); Central (Bhagalpuria); Thethi (Mungeria);
Official status
Official language in	India Jharkhand (second state language);
Recognised minority; language in	Nepal (protected under mother-tongue provisions)
Language codes
ISO 639-2	anp
ISO 639-3	anp
Glottolog	angi1238
Linguasphere	59-AAF-sk
	Map of eastern India and Nepal showing the region where Angika is spoken.
	Classified as "Vulnerable" (VU) by UNESCO's Atlas of the world's languages in danger.

Angika (also known as Anga, Angikar or Chhika-Chhiki) is an eastern Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the Anga region of eastern Bihar, northeastern Jharkhand, parts of West Bengal, and the Terai region of Nepal.

Angika is closely related to neighbouring Indic languages such as Maithili, Bengali, Bhojpuri and Magahi.

Angika has been declared as an additional official language of Jharkhand.