Magahi
Magahi is one of 99 world languages in the LEXOS registry, belonging to the Indo-European language family. Every word or phrase can be analysed across 6 linguistic levels: phonetics → phonology → morphology → syntax → semantics → pragmatics.
Indo-Aryan branch of Indo-European, spoken in central Bihar, closely related to Bhojpuri and Maithili within the Bihari languages group.
6 Levels of Analysis for Magahi
Other Indo-European languages
Frequently asked about Magahi
What language family does Magahi belong to?
Indo-European.
At which levels can I analyse Magahi?
Six levels: Phonetics (speech sounds, IPA), Phonology (phonemes and sound patterns), Morphology (word structure), Syntax (phrases and sentence structure), Semantics (literal meaning), Pragmatics (meaning in context).
Is Magahi one of the most spoken world languages?
Yes — LEXOS catalogues the 99 most-spoken / most-commercially-relevant world languages, covering every major language family and every continent.