Bhojpuri language

Bhojpuri
Bhojpuri
भोजपुरी • 𑂦𑂷𑂔𑂣𑂳𑂩𑂲
	The word "Bhojpuri" in Kaithi and Devanagari script
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); (additional speakers counted under Hindi)
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Eastern Zone (Magadhan) Bihari languages Bhojpuri; ; ; ; ;
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);
Writing system	Devanagari; Perso-Arabic; Kaithi (historical);
Official status
Official language in	Fiji (as the Fiji Hindi language)
Recognised minority; language in	India (as a second language in Jharkhand)
Language codes
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]