Angika

Updated the longstanding language classification as per the authentic sources by GA Grierson's book Linguistic survey of India and Suniti Kumar Chaterjee's book The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language. Sources and links attached

Added scholarly references from George A. Grierson, Suniti Kumar Chatterji, Jules Bloch, Sukumar Sen, and other Indo-Aryan linguists discussing Angika within the Maithili linguistic sphere and its historical classification as a dialect/variety associated with Maithili.

removed [[Category:Maithili dialects]] using [[WP:HC|HotCat]] Not a Maithili dialect (Not NPOV to call it so)

Added context to the "Literature" part.

There is no solid evidence that Angika was ever written in the Anga script, and no manuscripts exist to support that claim. Simply because the script is named "Anga" does not justify concluding that the language recorded in it was Angika. No modern eastern Indo-Aryan languages were spoken in this region at the time when the script is attested.

added [[Category:Endangered Indo-European languages]] using [[WP:HC|HotCat]]

added [[Category:Endangered languages of Asia]] using [[WP:HC|HotCat]]

removed [[Category:Languages of India]]; added [[Category:Endangered languages of India]] using [[WP:HC|HotCat]]

added [[Category:Vulnerable languages]] using [[WP:HC|HotCat]]

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Moving [[:Category:Dielects of Maithili language]] to [[:Category:Maithili dialects]] per [[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 February 17#Category:Dielects of Maithili language]]

Moving [[:Category:Historical Indian regions]] to [[:Category:Historical regions in India]] per [[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Speedy]]

added [[Category:Dielects of Maithili language]] using [[WP:HC|HotCat]]

Reverting unexplained deletion by [[Special:Contributions/Priyadarśin|Priyadarśin]] ([[WP:CVPI|CVPI]])

WP:NOTADVOCACY and as per talk page