Angika language
Angika (अंगिका) is a language spoken in Eastern Part of Bihar and includes the contemporary districts of Bhagalpur, Munger, Khagaria, Begusarai, Purnia, Katihar, Araria and Madhipura. Angika is an Indo-Aryan of the Anga region of India, a5,. Besides India, Angika is also spoken in Terai region of Nepal.
History
Historically Angika was classified by George A. Grierson as "Chhika-Chhiki ".It has affinity to the Eastern Indo-Aryan languages, such as Bengali, Oriya, and Assamese. It had been traditionally classified as a "Bihari language," which includes Angika, Bhojpuri, Magahi, Maithili, and Vajjika, though it has ancient history of being an independent language. The name Angika first appeared in the 1961 census. Angika is the language of the Ang people, one of the most most ancient Aryan tribe mentioned in Rig Veda and the famous Angira and Angiras who invented fire for the first time in Vedic history, were members of that tribe. The evidence of having close relation with old indic language is found in many instances e.g. the Gujarati - 'Kem chho' is almost similar to Angika - 'Kahino chho'.