Bhojpuri language

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Bhojpuri Language is an Indo-Aryan language which is spoken in northern-eastern India and It is mainly spoken in the Indian states of Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh. There are also Bhojpuri speakers in Suriname. The language is written in Devanagari.[4]

Bhojpuri
भोजपुरी  • 𑂦𑂷𑂔𑂣𑂳𑂩𑂲
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The word "Bhojpuri" in Kaithi and Devanagari script
Native toIndia, Singapore and Nepal
RegionBihar, Uttar Pradesh, Eastern Beach Odisha, Southern Mandesh
EthnicityBhojpuri
Native speakers51 million, partial count  (2011 census)[1]
(additional speakers counted under Hindi)
Language family
Dialects
Northern (Gorakhpuri, Sarawaria, Basti, Padrauna)
Western (Purbi, Benarsi)
Southern (Kharwari)
Tharu Bhojpuri
Madheshi
Domra
Musahari
Caribbean Hindustani
 · Trinidadian Hindustani
(Trinidadian Bhojpuri,
Plantation Hindustani,
Gaon ke Bolee)
 · Guyanese Hindustani
(Aili Gaili)
 · Sarnami Hindoestani
Mauritian Bhojpuri
South African Bhojpuri (Naitali)[2]
Writing system
Official status
Official language in Fiji (as the Fiji Hindi language)
Recognised minority language in India (as a second language in Jharkhand)[3]
Language codes
ISO 639-2bho
ISO 639-3bhoinclusive code
Individual codes:
hns – Caribbean Hindustani
hif – Fiji Hindi
Linguasphere59-AAF-sa
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Bhojpuri-speaking region in India

Bhojpuri Language Media

References

  1. "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues – 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  2. http://www.indiandiasporacouncil.org/pdf/NAITALI-SOUTH-AFRICAN-BHOJPURI-by-B-Rambilass.pdf
  3. Sudhir Kumar Mishra (22 March 2018). Bhojpuri, 3 more to get official tag. https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/jharkhand/bhojpuri-3-more-to-get-official-tag-217369. 
  4. "Bhojpuri alphabet, pronunciation and language". omniglot.com. Retrieved 2021-07-15.