Kanauji is a language (or dialect) of India, with about 6 million speakers in the Kanauj area of Uttar Pradesh. Kanauji is closely related to Hindi, and some consider it to be a dialect of Hindi, while others consider it a separate language. Kanauji has two dialects or variants of its own: Tirhari and Transitional Kanauji, which is between standard Kanauji and Awadhi.