Spoken across eastern Uttar Pradesh, western Bihar, and parts of southern Nepal. Carried abroad by indenture-era diasporas to Mauritius, Fiji, Suriname, and Trinidad.
- Approximate centre
- 25.59°, 85.14°
Dialect comparison
Bhojpuri vs Braj Bhasha
Compare two dialects of Hindi side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
Braj
The variety of the Braj region around Mathura and Vrindavan. A major literary medium of medieval Hindi devotional poetry, especially the bhakti tradition.
- Approximate centre
- 27.49°, 77.67°
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