Bhojpuri is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Bhojpur-Purvanchal region of India and the Terai region of Nepal, also spoken by diaspora communities in Fiji and Mauritius.
Facts
ISO 639-3 Code Speaker Count2011 Census of India figure; some Bhojpuri speakers are counted under Hindi in other tabulations, so total figures vary by source. RegionBhojpur-Purvanchal region of India and the Terai region of Nepal; also Fiji, Mauritius, and historically South Africa's Natal province 1 Connections
In Family
Source Wikipedia: Bhojpuri Language
Written In
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: India, located there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Bhojpuri Language
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Bhojpuri ... is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Bhojpur-Purvanchal region of India and the Terai region of Nepal.
Infobox, ISO 639-3
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Infobox, Speakers
52.2 million (partial count from 2011 census)
Infobox, Region
Bhojpur-Purvanchal (primary); also spoken in Fiji, Mauritius, and historically in South Africa's Natal province
In Family: Indo-European, Infobox, Language family
Indo-European > Indo-Iranian > Indo-Aryan > Eastern > Bihari > Bhojpuri
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