Editing Awadhi language (section)

=== In India ===
[[File:Awadhi regions of Uttar Pradesh.jpg|thumb|Areas of Uttar Pradesh where Awadhi is spoken]]
[[File:Awadh region.jpg|thumb|Linguistic Boundaries Of Awadhi In Uttar Pradesh State]]
Awadhi is predominantly spoken in the [[Awadh]] region encompassing central and Eastern [[Uttar Pradesh]], along with the lower part of the [[Ganges|Ganga]]-[[Yamuna]] [[doab]].<ref name=":0"/><ref name=":1">{{Harvcoltxt|Grierson|1904|pp=9–10}}</ref> In the west, it is bounded by Western Hindi, specifically [[Kannauji language|Kannauji]] and [[Bundeli language|Bundeli]], while in the east, [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] from the [[Bihari languages|Bihari]] group of [[Eastern Indo-Aryan languages]] is spoken.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Saksena |first=Baburam |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WfkWvgqk5c4C&dq=Awadhi+east+bhojpuri+language&pg=PA5 |title=Evolution of Awadhi (a Branch of Hindi). |date=1971 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publ. |isbn=978-81-208-0855-3 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Verbeke |first=Saartje |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=63iC56LeJ_MC&dq=Hindi+is+central+indo+aryan+bhojpuri+eastern+indo+aryan&pg=PA67 |title=Alignment and Ergativity in New Indo-Aryan Languages |date=2013-03-22 |publisher=Walter de Gruyter |isbn=978-3-11-029267-1 |language=en}}</ref>  In the north, it is bounded by the country of [[Nepal]] and in the south by [[Bagheli language|Bagheli]], which shares a great resemblance with Awadhi.<ref>{{Harvcoltxt|Saxena|1971|pp=2–5}}</ref>

The following districts of North and Central UP speak Awadhi-
* [[Lakhimpur Kheri district|Lakhimpur Kheri]] (along with [[Kannauji language|Kannauji]])
* [[Sitapur district|Sitapur]] (along with [[Kannauji language|Kannauji]])
* [[Unnao district|Unnao]]
* [[Fatehpur district|Fatehpur]]
* [[Barabanki district|Barabanki]]
* [[Lucknow district|Lucknow]]
* [[Raebareli district|Rae Bareli]]
* [[Amethi district|Amethi]]
* [[Bahraich district|Bahraich]]
* [[Shrawasti district|Shrawasti]]
In eastern parts of UP the Awadhi language changes its form to a special dialect called "Eastern Standard Awadhi." This region makes boundary with [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] speaking districts of Purvanchal. This part include districts of-
* [[Ayodhya district|Ayodhya]]
* [[Ambedkar Nagar district|Ambedkar Nagar]]
* [[Prayagraj district|Prayagraj]]
* [[Mirzapur district|Mirzapur]] 
* [[Jaunpur district|Jaunpur]] (western parts)
* [[Bhadohi district|Bhadohi]] 
* [[Sultanpur district|Sultanpur]]
* [[Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh|Pratapgarh]]
* [[Gonda district|Gonda]]
* [[Balrampur district, Uttar Pradesh|Balrampur]]
* [[Basti district|Basti]] (western parts)
* [[Siddharthnagar district|Siddharthnagar]] (western parts)
* [[Kaushambi district|Kaushambi]]