Vajjika dialect
| Bajjika | |
|---|---|
| बज्जिका | |
| Region | Bihar in India , Terai in Nepal |
|
Native speakers
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12 million (date missing), Total 793,416 speakers in Nepal (2011) |
| Kaithi, Devanagari | |
| Official status | |
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Official language in
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Bihar state in India |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
mai-baj |
|
| Glottolog | None |
Bajjika is a dialect of Maithili language. It is spoken in the Samastipur, Sitamarhi, Muzaffarpur, Vaishali, East Champaran and West Champaran districts of Bihar, India and by a small number of people in Sarlahi, Mahottari and Rautahat districts of Nepal.
"Lakshmi Elthin Hammar Angna (2009)" was the first formal feature film in Bajjika. Sajan Aiha Doli le ke came after that. Many Bajjika films have been made before and after that. These films appealed deeply to the people of entire Bajjikanchal, which includes the districts of Samastipur, Vaishali, Sitamarhi, Muzaffarpur and Champaran.
Dr Abdeshwar Arun, Munishwar Rai 'MUNISH', Surendra Mohan Prasad, Yogendra Rai, Dr. Yogendra Sinha, Dr. Rameshwar Prasad, Nirmal Milind, Chandra Prakash, Chandra Kishore, Dr. Shreerang Shahi, Sri Sambhu 'AGEHI', Dr. Brahmdeo Karji, Sri Damodar 'Kamalpuri', Shri Ratnanand Jha 'Chhotan', Smt Indira 'BHARTI etc. are/were the famous writers of Bajjika.
Munishwar Rai 'Munish' - renowned writer and historian of Bajjika language and literature & also recipient of Dr. Griyarsan Puraskar by the Bihar Government has described the geographical boundary of Bajjikanchal as; in North there is Nepal, in South there is river Gangaes, Baghmati river is situated in East direction and Gandak river is situated in West.
Bajjikanchal language has been deeply enriched and indebted by Saahitya Sadhak Munishwar Rai ' Munish' through his great literary work as mentioned below:
All India Bajjika committee ( Bajjika - बज्जिका )
Shailesh Bhushan (Hajipur), HansRaj Prakashan (Muzaffarpur), Dr. Yogendra Prakash Sinha Bajjika Organization, Kishore Prakashan ( Muzaffarpur), Samiksha Prakshan (Muzaffarpur), Ahilya Prakashan (Muzaffarpur) etc. are the main publishers of books in Bajjika.
Ramayan was translated into Bajjika by Dr. Avadhesh Arun. Publishers and year of publication are unknown.
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