Surjapuri language
Surjapuri is an eastern Indo-Aryan language of the Bihari branch, spoken in Eastern India including North Bengal, West Bengal, and some eastern parts of Purnia division of Bihar, as well as Jhapa District in Nepal, Goalpara Division of Assam in India and Rangpur Division in Bangladesh. Among speakers in some regions, it is known as 'Deshi Bhasa'. It is considered a mix of Hindi, Maithili and Bengali.
| Surjapuri | |
|---|---|
| Sura, Deshi Bhasa | |
| सुरजापुरी, সুরজাপুরী | |
'Surjapuri' in Bengali & Devanagari scripts | |
| Native to | India, Nepal, Bangladesh |
| Region | Bihar, West Bengal |
Native speakers | 2,256,228 (2011 census) |
| Devanagari, Bengali | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sjp |
| Glottolog | surj1235 |
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