Countries
India, No official status
  
Assam, India
  
National Language
India
  
Assam, India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not Available
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
  
Not Available
  
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.
  
- In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
- Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
  
Similar To
Maithili and Magahi
  
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Bodo-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)
  
Not Available
  
Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
  
Not Available
  
How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
  
Nungni khabora ma?
  
Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)
  
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)
  
Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Not Available
  
Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)
  
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)
  
Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
  
अननानै (Onnanwi)
  
Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
  
Not Available
  
Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)
  
Not Available
  
I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
  
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)
  
Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
  
Not Available
  
Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani
  
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect
  
Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
  
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi
  
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect
  
Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri
  
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Assam, India, Nepal
  
How Many People Speak?
40.00 million
  
31
0.60 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
40.00 million
  
24
0.60 million
  
99+
Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
  
बड़ो (boṛo)
  
Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
  
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci
  
French Name
bhojpuri
  
Not Available
  
German Name
Bhojpuri
  
Not Available
  
Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
  
[bɔɽo]
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)
  
Origin
19th Century
  
1913
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Tibeto-Burman
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Not Available
  
Standard Forms
Bhojpuri
  
Not Available
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data Available
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
bho
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 2/B
bho
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 3
bho
  
brx
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
bhoj1246
  
bodo1269
  
Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa
  
Not Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available