
In this paper, we give a description of one of the varieties of Eastern Hindi spoken in thecentral, Magahi-speaking parts of Bihar (the variety spoken in and around the capital city ofPatna) and present the case for it being a mixed language. Based on extensive empiricalevidence, we conclude that Eastern Hindi is a conventionalised/plain mixed language(following the classification given in Bakkar (2000) and Matras and Bakker(2003)) which hascome into being because of contact between the official Hindi and Magahi spoken in theregion.
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