Bhojpuri language
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Bhojpuri | |
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भोजपुरी • 𑂦𑂷𑂔𑂣𑂳𑂩𑂲 | |
The word "Bhojpuri" in Kaithi and Devanagari script | |
Native to | India and Bangladesh |
Region | Purvanchal-Bhojpur |
Ethnicity | Bhojpuri |
Native speakers | 51 million, partial count (2011 census)[1] (additional speakers counted under Hindi) |
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Official status | |
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Recognised minority language in | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 | bho |
ISO 639-3 | bho – inclusive codeIndividual codes: hns – Caribbean Hindustani hif – Fiji Hindi |
Glottolog | bhoj1246 |
Linguasphere | 59-AAF-sa |
![]() Bhojpuri-speaking region in India | |
Bhojpuri Language is an Indo-Aryan language which is spoken in northern-eastern India and of Rajshahi Division of Bangladesh. Bhojpuri in Bangladesh are for the Rajshahi people in Bangladesh and uses as a book for Rajshahi Division Ganges It is mainly spoken in the Indian states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand. There are also Bhojpuri speakers in Suriname. The language is written in Devanagari.[4]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "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". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 22 March 2018.
- ↑ "Bhojpuri alphabet, pronunciation and language". omniglot.com. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
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