Bhoj·puri | \ ˈbōj-ˌpu̇r-ē 
, ˈbäj-, -pə-rē \
, ˈbäj-, -pə-rē \Definition of Bhojpuri
: an Indo-Aryan language spoken in western Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh, India
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The first known use of Bhojpuri was in 1862
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