Language code: bho

Technical information about ISO 639 language code bho

The table below provides technical details for the Bhojpuri language, designated by the bho code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

bho

Name

Bhojpuri

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Northern BhojpuriSouthern BhojpuriWestern BhojpuriNagpuria Bhojpuri
Related languages
HindiAwadhiMagahiMaithiliKhortha
Key facts
Belongs to the Eastern Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European familyHas a rich oral tradition of folk songs such as Birha, Kajri and ChaitiHistorically written in Kaithi script, though Devanagari is now most commonServes as a heritage language for sizable diaspora populations in Mauritius, Fiji, Suriname and the CaribbeanSupports a thriving regional film and music industry popularly dubbed “Bhojiwood.”
Sample phrase

नमस्ते, रउआ कइसन बानी?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

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The Bhojpuri language, identified by the code bho, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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