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| SIL code: |
BHJ |
| ISO 639-2: |
bho |
| ISO 639-1: |
bh |
| ISO 639-2: |
bih |
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| Population |
24,544,000 in India (1997 IMA). Population total all countries
26,254,000. |
| Region |
Bihar, Purnea area; Uttar Pradesh; Assam; Delhi; Madhya Pradesh; West
Bengal. Also spoken in Mauritius, Nepal. |
| Alternate names |
BHOJAPURI, BHOZPURI, BAJPURI, BIHARI |
| Dialects |
NORTHERN STANDARD BHOJPURI (GORAKHPURI, SARAWARIA, BASTI), WESTERN
STANDARD BHOJPURI (PURBI, BENARSI), SOUTHERN STANDARD BHOJPURI (KHARWARI),
THARU, MADHESI, DOMRA, MUSAHARI. |
| Classification |
Indo-European,
Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Eastern zone, Bihari. |
| Comments |
May be more than one language. Extent of dialect variation in India
and Nepal not yet determined. The cover term 'Bihari' (Behari) is used for
Bhojpuri, Maithili, and Magahi. Investigation needed: intelligibility with
dialects. Literacy rate in first language: 5% to 30%. Literacy rate in
second language: 50% to 75%. Kaithi script. Agriculturalists. Hindu,
Muslim, Christian. Bible portions 1911-1982. |
Also spoken in
Mauritius
| Language name |
BHOJPURI |
| Population |
330,000 in Mauritius (1993 Johnstone). |
| Dialects |
MAURITIAN BHOJPURI, BOJPURY. |
| Comments |
Often used in government and politics. Although often called
'Hindi', the language is Bhojpuri. Hindu. Bible portions 1911-1982.
See main entry under India. |
| Nepal |
| Language name |
BHOJPURI |
| Population |
1,379,717 in Nepal, 7.46% of population (1991 census). |
| Alternate names |
BHOJAPURI, BHOZPURI, BAJPURI |
| Dialects |
BHOJPURI THARU, TELI. |
| Comments |
The extent of dialect variation among speakers in India and
Nepal has not been determined. Bhojpuri Tharu is a dialect of
Bhojpuri spoken by the Tharu caste in Nepal. It is distinct from
Chitwan and other Tharu. Bilingualism in Hindi, Maithili, Nepali,
Awadhi. Literacy rate in first language: 5% to 30%. Literacy rate in
second language: 50% to 75%. 40% literate in Nepali, Hindi. Hindu,
Muslim, Christian. Bible portions 1911-1982. See main entry under
India. |
Bibliography
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Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Hale, Austin and
David E. Watters, editors. 1973. Clause, sentence, and discourse patterns
in selected languages of Nepal 2: Clause.
Hale, Austin,
editor. 1973. Clause, sentence, and discourse patterns in selected
languages of Nepal 1: General approach.
Hale, Austin,
editor. 1973. Clause, sentence, and discourse patterns in selected
languages of Nepal 3: Texts.
Hale, Austin,
editor. 1973. Clause, sentence, and discourse patterns in selected
languages of Nepal 4: Word lists.
Hudson, R. A.
1975. Review of Clause, sentence, and discourse patterns in selected
languages of Nepal 3: Texts, by Hale, Austin, editor.
Hudson, R. A.
1975. Review of Clause, sentence, and discourse patterns in selected
languages of Nepal 4: Word lists, by Hale, Austin, editor.
Hugoniot,
Richard D. and Austin Hale. 1973. "Contra-expectancy particles in Tharu
Bhojpuri."
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