Surjapuri language
Indo-Aryan language spoken in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Surjapuri is an Indo-Aryan language of the Bengali-Assamese branch, spoken in Eastern India including North Bengal, West Bengal, and some eastern parts of Purnia division of Bihar, as well as Jhapa District in Nepal, Goalpara Division of Assam in India and Rangpur Division in Bangladesh. Among speakers in some regions, it is known as 'Deshi Bhasa'. It possesses similarities with Kamatapuri, Assamese, Bengali, and Maithili.
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Surjapuri | |
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Sura, Deshi Bhasa | |
सुरजापुरी, সুরজাপুরী | |
Native to | India, Nepal, Bangladesh |
Region | Bihar, West Bengal |
Native speakers | 2,256,228 (2011 census)[1] |
Devanagari, Bengali | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | sjp |
Glottolog | surj1235 |
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