Biharis
Demonym for the inhabitants of Bihar, India
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Bihari is a demonym given to the inhabitants of the Indian state of Bihar. Bihari people can be separated into four main Indo-Aryan (Bihari-speaking) ethnolinguistic groups: Bhojpuriyas, Maithils, Magadhis and Angika. They are also further divided into a variety of hereditary caste groups.
In Bihar today, the Bihari identity is seen as secondary to caste/clan, linguistic and religious identity but nonetheless is a subset of the larger Indian identity. Biharis can be found throughout India, and in the neighbouring countries of Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh. During the Partition of India in 1947, many Bihari Muslims migrated to East Bengal. Bihari people are also well represented in the Muhajir people of Pakistan because of Partition.
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