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Bhojpuri is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Bhojpur-Purvanchal region of India and the Terai region of Nepal, also spoken by diaspora communities in Fiji and Mauritius.
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ISO 639-3 Code Speaker Count2011 Census of India figure; some Bhojpuri speakers are counted under Hindi in other tabulations, so total figures vary by source. RegionBhojpur-Purvanchal region of India and the Terai region of Nepal; also Fiji, Mauritius, and historically South Africa's Natal province 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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- Also in Geography Atlas: India, located there.
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1. Wikipedia: Bhojpuri Language
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Bhojpuri ... is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Bhojpur-Purvanchal region of India and the Terai region of Nepal.
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52.2 million (partial count from 2011 census)
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Bhojpur-Purvanchal (primary); also spoken in Fiji, Mauritius, and historically in South Africa's Natal province
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Indo-European > Indo-Iranian > Indo-Aryan > Eastern > Bihari > Bhojpuri
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