Back اللغة السورجابورية Arabic সুৰজাপুৰী ভাষা Assamese Γλώσσα Σουρτζαπούρι Greek Surjapuri Finnish सूरजापुरी भाषा Hindi Bahasa Surjapuri ID スルジャプリ語 Japanese سورجاپوری MZN सुरजापुरी भाषा Nepali ਸੂਰਜਪੁਰੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ Punjabi
| Surjapuri | |
|---|---|
| Sura, Deshi Bhasa | |
| Native to | India, Nepal, Bangladesh |
| Region | Bihar, West Bengal |
Native speakers | 2,256,228 (2011 census)[1] |
| Devanagari, Bengali–Assamese, Kaithi (historical) | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sjp |
| Glottolog | surj1235 |
Surjapuri is an Indo-Aryan language of the Bengali-Assamese branch, spoken in Eastern India including some eastern parts of Purnia division of Bihar, parts of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal and Goalpara Division of Assam in India, as well as Jhapa district in Nepal and Thakurgaon district in Bangladesh. Among speakers in some regions, it is known as 'Deshi Bhasa'. It possesses similarities with Kamatapuri, Assamese, Bengali, and Maithili.
- ^ "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 2018-07-07.
- ^ a b Toulmin 2006, p. 305.