Bhojpuri 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) Dialects
Northern (Gorakhpuri, Sarawaria, Basti, Padrauna)
Western (Purbi, Benarsi)
Southern (Kharwari)
Nagpuria (Sadari)
Tharu Bhojpuri
Madheshi
Domra
Musahari
Caribbean Hindustani · Trinidadian Hindustani (Trinidadian Bhojpuri, Plantation Hindustani, Gaon ke Bolee) · Guyanese Hindustani (Aili Gaili) · Sarnami Hindoestani
Fiji Hindi
Mauritian Bhojpuri
South African Bhojpuri (Naitali)[ 2]
Official language in
Fiji (as the Fiji Hindi language) Recognised minority language in
ISO 639-2 bho
ISO 639-3 bho
– inclusive code Individual codes:hns
– Caribbean Hindustani hif
– Fiji Hindi Glottolog bhoj1246
Linguasphere 59-AAF-sa
Bhojpuri-speaking region in India
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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]
↑ "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 .