Bhojpuri language
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 the Caribbean. The language today is written in Devanagari, but before was written in Kaithi.[4]
| Bhojpuri | ||||
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| भोजपुरी • 𑂦𑂷𑂔𑂣𑂳𑂩𑂲 | ||||
[[File:  The word "Bhojpuri" in Kaithi and Devanagari script | ||||
| Native to | India, Singapore and Nepal | |||
| Region | Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Eastern Beach Odisha, Southern Mandesh | |||
| Ethnicity | Bhojpuri | |||
| Native speakers | 51 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]
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| 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 639-2 | bho | |||
| ISO 639-3 | bho – inclusive code Individual codes: hns – Caribbean Hindustani hif – Fiji Hindi | |||
| Linguasphere | 59-AAF-sa | |||
 Bhojpuri-speaking region in India | ||||
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Bhojpuri Language Media
WIKITONGUES: Krishna speaking Bhojpuri
Statue named Baba en Maai commemorating the arrival of first Indian couple in Suriname
Arrival of Bhojpuri speaking people in Trinidad and Tobago
Major Indo-Aryan languages of South Asia; Eastern Indo-Aryan languages in shades of yellow
Bhojpuri story written in Kaithi script by Babu Rama Smaran Lal in 1898
Signboard at Purbi Gumti Arrah with "Lock no. 11" written on the board in Bhojpuri using Kaithi Script (on the left side), Persian script (on the right side) and Roman script (above).
Cover page of Badmash Darpan by Teg Ali Teg
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References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ http://www.indiandiasporacouncil.org/pdf/NAITALI-SOUTH-AFRICAN-BHOJPURI-by-B-Rambilass.pdf
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Bhojpuri alphabet, pronunciation and language". omniglot.com. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
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This language has its own Wikipedia project. See the Bhojpuri language edition. |