Countries
India, No official status
  
India, No official status
  
National Language
India
  
India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
  
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  
Similar To
Maithili and Magahi
  
Maithili and Magahi
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Bhojpuri-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Bhojpuri-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)
  
प्रणाम (prannam)
  
Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
  
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
  
How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
  
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
  
Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)
  
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)
  
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)
  
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)
  
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
  
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
  
Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
  
Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)
  
प्रणाम (prannam)
  
I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
  
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
  
Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
  
Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani
  
Caribbean Hindustani
  
Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
  
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
  
Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi
  
Fiji Hindi
  
Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri
  
Tharu Bhojpuri
  
Where They Speak
India
  
India
  
How Many People Speak?
40.00 million
  
31
40.00 million
  
31
Native Speakers
40.00 million
  
24
40.00 million
  
24
Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
  
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
  
Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
  
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
  
French Name
bhojpuri
  
bhojpuri
  
German Name
Bhojpuri
  
Bhojpuri
  
Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
  
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Origin
19th Century
  
19th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Bhojpuri
  
Bhojpuri
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data Available
  
No data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
bho
  
bho
  
ISO 639 2/B
bho
  
bho
  
ISO 639 3
bho
  
bho
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
bhoj1246
  
bhoj1246
  
Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa
  
59-AAF-sa
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available