Languages Included in Bihari Group
| Language | ISO 639-3 | Scripts | No. of Speakers | Geographical Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angika | anp | Anga Lipi, Devanagari | 725,000 | Eastern Bihar, North-eastern Jharkhand, West Bengal |
| Bajjika | mai? | Devanagari | 8,738,000 | North-Central Bihar Eastern Terai |
| Bhojpuri | bho | Kaithi, Devanagari | 38,546,000 | Western Bihar, Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Central Terai |
| Fiji Hindi | hif | Latin and Devanagari | 460,000 | Fiji Islands |
| Kudmali | kyw | Devanagari, Chis (also suggested as its possible script) | 37,000 | Eastern Jharkhand, West Bengal |
| Magahi | mag | Kaithi, Devanagari | 20,362,000 | South-Western Bihar |
| Maithili | mai | Maithili | 25,204,005 | Northern Bihar Nepal Jharkhand |
| Majhi | mjz | N.A | 21,841 | Eastern Bihar, Nepal |
| Musasa | smm | N.A | 50,000 | Eastern Bihar, Nepal |
| Panchpargania | tdb | N.A. | 274,000 | West Bengal Jharkhand Assam |
| Sadri | sck | N.A. | 165,683 | Jharkhand Bihar and Bangladesh |
| Khortha | sdr | Mithila | 1,965,000 | Northern Jharkhand |
| Sarnami Hindustani | hns | N.A. | 150,000 | Suriname |
| Surajpuri | sjp | N.A. | 273,000 | North-eastern Bihar |
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