Language code: bih
Technical information about ISO 639 language code bih
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The table below provides technical details for the Bihari languages language, designated by the bih code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Bihari languages Native भोजपुरी |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | BhojpuriMaithiliMagahiAngikaBajjikaKhorthaNagpuri |
| Related languages | HindiBengaliOdiaAssameseNepali |
| Key facts | Grouped under the Eastern Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European familyTraces its ancestry to the ancient Magadhi Prakrit once spoken in the kingdom of MagadhaBihari-speaking indentured labourers spread these varieties to Mauritius, Fiji, Suriname and the Caribbean in the 19th centuryMaithili was historically treated as a Bihari dialect but is now constitutionally recognised as a separate language in IndiaPopulation counts are often understated because many speakers report their language as Hindi in censuses |
| Sample phrase | नमस्कार, तू कइस बा? |
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The Bihari languages language, identified by the code bih, falls under the 'Collective' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Genetic' by its type.
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