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Koya
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Kutchi
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Lahules |
Liangmai |
Lohara |
Lotha |
Magahi |
Magar
Eastern |
Mahali
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Mao |
Maram
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Meithei
| Miju-Mishmi |
Miri |
Monpa |
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Munda |
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Southern |
Nishi |
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Zomi
| Magahi |
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| Indigenous Group |
Magahi (Also
known as: Magadhi, Magaya, Maghai, Maghaya, Maghori, Magi, Magodhi,
Bihari, Megahi) |
| Location |
India, Bihar,
Gaya, Bhagalpur, eastern Patna districts; Jharkhand, northern
Chotanagpur Division, Hazaribagh District; West Bengal, Maldah District |
| Estimated Population |
13,000,000
(2002, SIL
International) |
| Environment |
Forest /
Tropical |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Agriculture /
Handicraft Sales |
| Level of Assimilation |
Completely
Assimilated |
| Language Family |
Magahi
Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan,
Eastern Zone, Bihari
Alternative Names: Magadhi, Magaya, Maghai, Maghaya,
Maghori, Magi, Magodhi, Bihari, Megahi
Dialects: Southern Magahi, Northern Magahi, Central
Magahi |
| Website URLs |
Absolute
Astronomy, Magadhi Language
Ethnologue
Web India
123, Bihar People
1up India,
Bihar People
Crisis States,
Article: States of Crisis in South Asia
Bihari |
| NGOs |
ADITHI |
| Notes: |
Magahi is
used as a religious language. Positive language attitude. Educated
people, city dwellers, and those who travel know Hindi well. Much Hindi
exposure through TV and radio. |
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