Bhojpuri Language facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Bhojpuri
भोजपुरी  • 𑂦𑂷𑂔𑂣𑂳𑂩𑂲
The word "Bhojpuri" in Kaithi and Devanagari script
Native to	India and Nepal
Region	Purvanchal-Bhojpur
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)
Linguasphere	59-AAF-sa
Bhojpuri-speaking region in India
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Bhojpuri Language is a language which is spoken in northern-eastern India and Terai of Nepal. It is mainly spoken in western Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh.This language is written in Devanagari.

Images for kids

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  Statue named Baba en Maai commemorating the arrival of first Indian couple in Suriname

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  The Indo Aryan languages

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  Bhojpuri story written in Kaithi script by Babu Rama Smaran Lal in 1898

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  Signboard at Purbi Gumti Arrah with "Lock no. 11" written on the board in Bhojpuri using Kaithi Script (on the left side), Persian script (on the right side) and Roman script (above).

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  Cover page of Badmash Darpan by Teg Ali Teg

See also

In Spanish: Idioma bhoshpuri para niños