Bhikhari Thakur, in 20th century contributed significantly to Bhojpuri literature and theatre with his notable plays like Bidesiya, Beti Bechwa, Gabarghichor and novels like Bindia and Phulsunghi were published. In 19th century, notable works like Devakshara Charita, Badmash Darpan were published. Statue named Baba en Maai commemorating the arrival of first Indian couple in Suriname Music traditions like Chutney music, Baithak Gana, Geet Gawanai took birth in those countries. Д«etween 18, many Bhojpuriyas were taken to British colonies like Mauritius, Suriname and Caribbean islands were Bhojpuri language also went. In 15th to 18th century, Kabir and other saints created many Bhajans in Bhojpuri. the Folklores like Lorikayan, Sorathi Birjabhar etc. The earliest form of Bhojpuri can be traced in the Siddha Sahitya and Charyapada as early as 8th century A.D. BДЃб№‡abhaб№б№a, in his Harshacharita has mentioned two poets named IsДЃnchandra and BenibhДЃrata who used to write in local language instead of Prakrit and Sanskrit. The Girmityas who were taken to British colonies called it Hindustani and it became Sarnami Hindustani in Suriname and Caribbean Hindustani in Caribbean.Д«hojpuri is a descendant of Magadhi Prakrit which started taking in shape during the reign of Vardhana dynasty. Mallika or Malli (due to ancient kingdom of Malla) and Kashiki (due to ancient Kashi). Rahul Sankrityayan has suggested two names for it i.e. Besides these, Banarasi, Chhaprahiya, and Bangarahi has also used for the language and People. In Bengal, they called Paschhimas (Westerners) and Bhojpuri people also called them Deshwali or Khoб№б№a, in upper provinces like Oudh they called Purabiya. Apart from Bhojpuri in the Eastern UP and Western Bihar, there were other names also for the language and people, at different places, the Bhojpuriya in Mughal armies were used to called Buxariya. Slowly the word Bhojpur became the synonyms of the Shahabad or Arrah region (Today's Bhojpur district, Buxar, Kaimur and Rohtas) and the adjective Bhojpuri or Bhojpuriya extended to mean the language or people of Bhojpur and even beyond it. Two villages named Chhotka Bhojpur and Barka Bhojpur still exist in Buxar, where the ruins of their Navratna Fortress still can be seen. The seat of their government were Bhojpur village which was near Dumraon in Buxar. After the conquest of Chero and Ujjainiya Rajputs in 12th century, the Ujjainiyas, who were the descendants of Raja Bhoj captured Shahabad and named their Capital Bhojpur (City of Raja Bhoj).

The word Bhojpuri is derived from Bhojpur. As of 2000, it is spoken by about 5% of the country's population.

Another dialect is spoken in Mauritius its use is declining. In Suriname, languages that have lexically influenced it include Sranan Tongo Creole, Surinamese Dutch and English. It has experienced lexical influence from Caribbean English in Trinidad and Tobago and in Guyana. Caribbean Hindustani, another variant of Awadhi and Bhojpuri, is spoken by the Indo-Caribbean people. ДЇiji Hindi, an official language of Fiji, is a variant of Awadhi and Bhojpuri. The language is a minority language in Fiji, Guyana, Mauritius, South Africa, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago. Sociolinguistically, Bhojpuri is often considered one of several Hindi dialects. It is chiefly spoken in western Bihar, eastern Uttar Pradesh, and northwestern Jharkhand.

info)) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken predominantly in the Bhojpur- Purvanchal region of India and the Terai region of Nepal.

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