Bhojpuri
Bhojpuri is one of 99 world languages in the LEXOS registry, belonging to the Indo-European language family. Every word or phrase can be analysed across 6 linguistic levels: phonetics → phonology → morphology → syntax → semantics → pragmatics.
Indo-Aryan branch of Indo-European; historically written in the Kaithi script, now mostly Devanagari. Spoken across eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, with large diaspora communities in the Caribbean, Mauritius, and Fiji descended from 19th-century indentured laborers.
6 Levels of Analysis for Bhojpuri
Other Indo-European languages
Frequently asked about Bhojpuri
What language family does Bhojpuri belong to?
Indo-European.
At which levels can I analyse Bhojpuri?
Six levels: Phonetics (speech sounds, IPA), Phonology (phonemes and sound patterns), Morphology (word structure), Syntax (phrases and sentence structure), Semantics (literal meaning), Pragmatics (meaning in context).
Is Bhojpuri one of the most spoken world languages?
Yes — LEXOS catalogues the 99 most-spoken / most-commercially-relevant world languages, covering every major language family and every continent.