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How can I correct my accent in Hindi?
How to Change Your Indian Accent
- SOS – Speak Slowly, Open Your Mouth and Say Each Sound and Syllable. SOS is Change Your Accent’s number one tip for accent reduction because of its huge impact on speech.
- Improve English Pronunciation.
- Figure Out Intonation and Syllable Stress.
- Avoid Using Fillers.
What is the mother tongue of Bihari?
Hindi
Bihar/Official languages
What is Bihar regional language?
While Hindustani—a colloquial mix of Hindi and Urdu—is spoken throughout Bihar, different regions have different dialects. There are five dialects—Bhojpuri, Magahi, Maithili, Angika and Vajjika (also known as Brajjika or Bajjika). Most speakers of these dialects can easily understand, if not speak, standardised Hindi.
How many languages are speak in Bihar?
Languages and dialects
Language | ISO 639-3 | No. of speakers |
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Bajjika | – | 8,738,000 |
Bhojpuri | bho | 52,245,300 |
Khortha | – | 8.04 million |
Kudmali (Panchpargania) | kyw, tdb | 556,809 |
How do you say puddle in Bihari?
Bihari answers in Hindi, “Arre yaar, main chal kar aa raha thha, achanak pyair kaado mein chala gaya”. Now, kaado is a word used for a puddle in languages such as Bhojpuri and Magadhi. The Bihari does not use keechad, the acceptable Hindi word for puddle.
Is the expat Bihari teenager being left without a mother language?
Millions of people still use these languages for their day-to-day interactions. They would not be comfortable conversing with a person who does not know that kaado means keechad. The short point is that the expat Bihari teenager would be left without a mother tongue in their motherland.
How many people in Bihar speak Hindi as their mother tongue?
Of the 422 million people in this group, only 61\% actually reported Hindi as their mother tongue. Bhojpuri and Magadhi are among the top 5, with shares of 7.8\% and 3.3\%, respectively. In Bihar, the tables are turned. Less than one-fourth recorded their mother tongue as Hindi.
What are some self-deprecating jokes among Biharis in Delhi University?
There was a popular self-deprecating joke among Biharis in Delhi University’s North Campus in the early 2000s. Delhiwala asks his Bihari classmate why his feet are soiled. Bihari answers in Hindi, “Arre yaar, main chal kar aa raha thha, achanak pyair kaado mein chala gaya”.