Awadhi (Devanagari: अवधी Perso-Arabic: اودهي) aka Kosali or Baiswari is an Eastern Hindi language a dialect of the Hindi dialect continuum. It is spoken chiefly in the Awadh (Oudh) region of Uttar Pradesh and Nepal although its speakers are also found in Madhya Pradesh Bihar and Delhi. A mixture of Awadhi Brij Bhasha and Bundeli is also spoken in the Vatsa country (Lower Doab) south of Awadh region which includes Kanpur and Allahabad.
ISO 639-2 code
awa
ISO 639-3 code
awa
family
Indo-Iranian languages, Indo-Aryan languages, Hindi languages
spoken in
Fiji, India, Mauritius, Awadh, Bihar, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Nepal, Bheri Zone, Banke District, Bardiya District, Kapilvastu District, Doab, Lumbini Zone
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