Bhojpuri language

Bhojpuri
Bhojpuri
भोजपुरी · 𑂦𑂷𑂔𑂣𑂳𑂩𑂲
	The word "Bhojpuri" in the Devanagari script
Native to	India and Nepal
Region	Bhojpur-Purvanchal
Ethnicity	Bhojpuriya
Native speakers	52.2 million, partial count (2011 census); (additional speakers counted under Hindi)
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Eastern Bihari Bhojpuri; ; ; ; ;
Early forms	Magadhi Prakrit Magadhan Apabhraṃśa Abahattha ; ;
Dialects	Northern Standard Bhojpuri; Western Standard Bhojpuri; Southern Standard Bhojpuri; Domra; Musahari; Mauritian Bhojpuri; South African Bhojpuri (Naitali); Nagpuriya Bhojpuri; Caribbean Hindustani (incl. Sarnami);
Writing system	Devanagari; Kaithi (historical);
Official status
Official language in	Fiji (as Fiji Hindi)
Recognised minority; language in	India Jharkhand;
Regulated by	India Bihar (Bhojpuri Academy); Delhi (Maithili - Bhojpuri Academy, Delhi); Madhya Pradesh (Bhojpuri Sahitya Academy); ;
Language codes
ISO 639-2	bho
ISO 639-3	bho
Glottolog	bhoj1244
Linguasphere	59-AAF-sa
	Bhojpuri-speaking regions of India

Bhojpuri (IPA: /ˌboʊdʒˈpʊəri/; Devanagari: भोजपुरी^ⓘ, Kaithi: 𑂦𑂷𑂔𑂣𑂳𑂩𑂲) 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, eastern Lumbini.

It is also a minority language in Fiji, Mauritius, Suriname and historically primarily in the Natal province of South Africa. Fiji Hindi, an official language of Fiji, is a dialect of Bhojpuri spoken by the Indo-Fijians. Caribbean Hindustani is spoken by the Indo-Caribbean people in Guyana, Suriname, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. In Mauritius, it is a recognised by the government and taught in university as well.

Bhojpuri language is listed as potentially vulnerable in the UNESCO World Atlas of Languages.