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°
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Bhojpuri vs Braj Bhasha
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Braj
The variety of the Braj region around Mathura and Vrindavan. A major literary medium of medieval Hindi devotional poetry, especially the bhakti tradition.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 27.49°, 77.67°
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DialectBhojpuriSpoken across eastern Uttar Pradesh, western Bihar, and parts of southern Nepal. Carried abroad by indenture-era diasporas to Mauritius, Fiji, Suriname, and Trinidad.DialectBraj BhashaThe variety of the Braj region around Mathura and Vrindavan. A major literary medium of medieval Hindi devotional poetry, especially the bhakti tradition.CompareAwadhi vs BhojpuriAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of Hindi and the dialects within it.