Indo-Aryan language native to India and Nepal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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भोजपुरी • 𑂦𑂷𑂔𑂣𑂳𑂩𑂲 | |
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) |
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Official language in | Fiji (as the Fiji Hindi language) |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 | bho |
ISO 639-3 | bho – inclusive codeIndividual codes: hns – Caribbean Hindustanihif – Fiji Hindi |
Glottolog | bhoj1246 |
Linguasphere | 59-AAF-sa |
Bhojpuri-speaking region in India | |
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