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.
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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. StatusWikipedia article on Bhojpuri: a currently spoken living language with an active native-speaker population; checked 2026-09-27. Attested From (Year) RegionBhojpur-Purvanchal region of India and the Terai region of Nepal; also Fiji, Mauritius, and historically South Africa's Natal province 3 Classification
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Bhojpuri (IPA: ; Devanagari: , Kaithi: 𑂦𑂷𑂔𑂣𑂳𑂩𑂲, (IPA: [bʰoːdʒpʊɾiː])) is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Bhojpur-Purvanchal region of India and the Terai region of Nepal.
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1. Glottolog: Bhojpuri (Glottolog languoid bhoj1244)
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AES status: not endangered
2. Omniglot: Bhojpuri language, alphabet and pronunciation
OmniglotBhojpuri at a glance
Status : recognised minority language in Jharkhand, India
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First written : c. 16th century
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Bhojpuri ... is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Bhojpur-Purvanchal region of India and the Terai region of Nepal.
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52.2 million (partial count from 2011 census)
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It is also a minority language in Fiji, Mauritius, and historically primarily in the Natal province of South Africa.
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Indo-European > Indo-Iranian > Indo-Aryan > Eastern > Bihari > Bhojpuri
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