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Bhojpuri

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Also known as Bhojpuri language

Indo-Aryan language native to India and Nepal

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Bhojpuri is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by millions of people in India and Nepal, primarily in the eastern regions of India. It matters as an important part of the cultural and linguistic heritage of the communities where it is spoken, though it faces challenges as younger generations increasingly adopt other languages.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
modern language
Subclass of
Bihari
Country
Nepal
Image
Bhojpuri language.svg
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has grammatical gender
masculine
Commons category
Bhojpuri language
Wikimedia language code
bho
writing system
Kaithi
native label
भोजपुरी‎
number of speakers, writers, or signers
52200000
topic's main category
Category:Bhojpuri language
indigenous to
Narayani Zone
category for films in this language
Category:Bhojpuri-language films
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Encyclopedic overview

A speaker of Bhojpuri

Bhojpuri (IPA: /ˌboʊdʒˈpʊəri/; Devanagari: भोजपुरी, Kaithi: 𑂦𑂷𑂔𑂣𑂳𑂩𑂲, ( IPA: [bʰoːdʒpʊɾiː])) is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Bhojpur-Purvanchal region of India and the Terai region of Nepal. It is chiefly spoken in eastern Uttar Pradesh, western Bihar, and northwestern Jharkhand in India, as well as western Madhesh and eastern Lumbini in Nepal. According to the 2011 Census of India, it is spoken by approximately 50.5 million people.

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