Hindi is the most widely spoken language in the city. Prayagraj lies close to Triveni Sangam, the "three-river confluence" of the Ganges, Yamuna, and the mythical Sarasvati. [1] It plays a central role in Hindu scriptures.

Awadhi is an Indo-European language and belongs to the Indo-Aryan sub-group of the Indo-Iranian language family. Within the Indo-Aryan dialect continuum , it falls under the East-Central zone of languages and is often recognised as Eastern-Hindi.

Hindi is the official language of the state of Uttar Pradesh and is the most widely spoken language in Allahabad. Urdu is spoken by a sizeable minority. The city has a rich literary heritage and various authors have contributed to Hindi and Urdu literatures.

“Awadhi” as a Dialect of “Hindi” Shweta Maurya Research Scholar, Department of English and Modern European Languages, University of Allahabad E-mail: [email protected] Abstract—As a dialect of Eastern Hindi, “Awadhi” is very popular language of Uttar- Pradesh. Uttar- Pradesh means Awadh region that is famous for Awadhis.

Prayagraj (Hindi: प्रयागराज), is a city in Uttar Pradesh state of India. It is located where three Ganges and Yamuna and Saraswati rivers join. This city is a holy city for Hindus. It is best known for Kumbha Mela. This fair occurs every 12th year in Prayagraj. The city was named Allahabad by the Mughal emperor Akbar.

Awadhi has its similarity with two other important dialects in India, namely Bhojpuri and Bihari. However, in spite of their similarities each one of them had retained their individuality and uniqueness.

Awadhi in slightly different forms (influenced by Brij Bhasha or Bundeli) is also spoken in the vatsa country (lower Doab) south of Awadh region which includes Kanpur and Allahabad. Although today it is only considered a dialect of Hindi, before the standardization of Hindi, it was the second most important literary dialect of Hindustani (the ...

Language and Religion. The main languages spoken by the people of Allahabad are Hindi, Urdu and English. Most commonly, one could see Hindi as the main language on the tongue of local peoples.

Allahabad Highlights: India City/Districts Comparison. Allahabad is the 32 nd ranked city in population, out of 768 District Capitals (DHQs) of India.

What are common languages and dialects spoken in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh? one local expert report.