[2][3] The Bihari languages are mainly spoken in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal, and also in Nepal.
[4][5] The most widely spoken languages of the Bihari group are Bhojpuri, Magahi and Maithili.
[clarification needed] The educated and the urban population of the region return Hindi as the generic name for their language.
[12] British linguist Grierson also mentioned that Bajjika, Angika and Surjapuri are also spoken in particular districts of Bihar.
[13] The Bihari languages fall into four language subgroups: In India : Western Bihar, Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Western Jharkhand, Northern Chhattisgarh, Northeastern Madhya Pradesh Terai region of Central Nepal