Azamgarhi is a unique Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh, India. It's closely related to Awadhi and is known locally as Musalmān Boli, contrasting with the Bhojpuri-speaking Hindu population. Influenced by Urdu and Bhojpuri, Azamgarhi has evolved significantly from Awadhi. For a detailed classification, visit this link.
A map illustrating the linguistic boundaries of Azamgarhi and its dialects. The Southern dialect is considered the standard by the community.
The project aims at comprehensive documentation of Azamgarhi. Materials are archived at ‘The Computational Resource for South Asian Languages’ (CoRSAL) at the University of North Texas (UNT) Digital Library. Visit the Azamgarhi Language Resources for more information.
Data was collected in Azamgarh district and from relatives in Mumbai. The author, a semi-speaker of Azamgarhi, aims for further fieldwork.
The collection includes various genres, with materials dating from late 2019. Descriptions are provided in Urdu and Hindi where possible.
Traditional stories in Azamgarhi are presented on the author's YouTube channel, targeting children and L2 speakers. Visit the playlist for more.
A platform for engaging with Azamgarhi language materials. Join the Facebook group to connect with the community.
To view the post on the Azamgarhi language materials, please visit the Instagram Profile of Azamgarhi Language.
This study, titled "Verb Morphology in Awadhi of Azamgarh", is the first detailed description of the (finite) verb morphology in Azamgarhi. Conducted as part of my M.Phil. thesis at Jawaharlal Nehru University, it explores the derivation and inflection in Azamgarhi verbal morphology, based on analysis from the Southern dialect. The research provides a comprehensive structural and functional account of theme formation in Eastern Hindi languages, with a focus on realis–irrealis modal concepts in Azamgarhi.