Eastern Hindi languages

Eastern Hindi
Eastern Hindi
Ethnicity	Awadhis, Baghelis, Chhattisgarhis
Geographic; distribution	Awadh, Baghelkhand, Chhattisgarh
Native speakers	approx. 65 million in India
Linguistic classification	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Central Indo-Aryan Eastern Hindi; ; ; ;
Early form	Ardhamagadhi Prakrit
Glottolog	east2726
	Geographical distribution of Eastern Hindi languages

The Eastern Hindi languages, also called Ardhamagadhi languages, are a branch of the Indo-Aryan language family spoken chiefly in Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh, Baghelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh, in Northern and Central India. Eastern Hindi languages evolved from Ardhamagadhi Prakrit.

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