ISO 639-3 · magmag
Indo-European family
Magahi
मगही
Magahi is a language of the Bihari branch (Indo-European), spoken in India. Wikidata counts 20.7 m first-language speakers (2019). Wikidata describes it as “Indo-Aryan language spoken in India”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
mag- Glottocode
maga1260- Family
- Indo-European
- EGIDS
- 4 Educational
- Wikipedia
- 67 language editions
20.7 mfirst-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
4levels in the tree
4EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Magahi · मगही |
|---|---|
| Also called | Magahi language, Bihari Magahi, Magahi Bihari |
| L1 speakers | 20,700,000 (2019) |
| Written in | Devanagari |
Vitality
EGIDS 4 Educational4
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Indo-European to Magahi
The branches above Magahi, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in India
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