: अवधी) is an Indo-Aryan language, part of the Hindi-Urdu continuum

Continuum

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. It is spoken chiefly in the Awadh

Awadh

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 (Oudh) region of Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

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, although its speakers are also found in Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

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, Delhi

Delhi

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 and Nepal

Nepal

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. Furthermore, the Fiji Hindi

Fiji Hindi

Fiji Hindi, also known as Fijian Hindi or Fijian Hindustani, is the language spoken by most Fijian citizens of Indian descent. It is derived mainly from the Awadhi and Bhojpuri varieties of Hindi. It has also borrowed a large number of words from Fijian and English. The relation between Fiji Hindi...

 dialect spoken by Indo-Fijians is considered a variant of Awadhi, although it has Bhojpuri

Bhojpuri language

Bhojpuri is a language spoken in parts of north-central and eastern India. It is spoken in the western part of state of Bihar, the northwestern part of Jharkhand, and the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh , as well as adjoining parts of the Nepal Terai. Bhojpuri is also spoken in Guyana,...

 influence. Awadhi in slightly different forms (influenced by Brij Bhasha

Brij Bhasha

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, Bundeli

Bundeli

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 and Bagheli

Bagheli

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) is also spoken in the Vatsa country (Lower Doab

Doab

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) south of Awadh region which includes Kanpur and Allahabad

Allahabad

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