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List of Bhojpuri words of English origin was nominated for deletion. The discussion was closed on 12 April 2024 with a consensus to merge. Its contents were merged into Bhojpuri language. The original page is now a redirect to this page. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected article, please see its history; for its talk page, see here.

Removal/Replacement Video: A speaker of Bhojpuri

The video under the ″History″ section of the ″Bhojpuri language″ page, the topic on which the person is talking is in bad taste, video does not capture the flavour and essence of Bhojpuri, the video is grave injustice to Bhojpuri.

If im authorised, will be glad to contribute a video of a person speaking Bhojpuri in the next few days.

Video details: WIKITONGUES- Krishna speaking Bhojpuri.webm Dmncnthny (talk) 18:55, 21 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Dmncnthny: If you wish you can upload a new video here, by following the guidelines. ~~After it is uploaded, you can link and replace the existing~~. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 19:32, 21 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Dmncnthny: Before we replace anything, we should probably get enlightened about the points you raise. "The topic [...] is in bad taste": please specify. "The flavour and essence of Bhojpuri": can you be more explicit about it? "The video is grave injustice to Bhojpuri": again, details are welcome. It is obivous that you don't like the video (otherwise you wouldn't have repeatedly defaced[1] an article that is visited by ca. 700 readers each day), but unless you share what actually makes you feel like this, we might not be able to handle with your humble request. –Austronesier (talk) 19:58, 21 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, we need to discuss it here first. Modified my previous comment. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 20:15, 21 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Apologies for the delay in my reply:

I was able to get the transcript of the video:

Pranam bhai log, meaning Greetings Brothers.

Hamar nam Krishna Kumar, meaning my name is Krishna Kumar.

He states his name of the village, and district name.

Earlier, when i first started working there was so much compulsion at home, my father used to

earn and earn so much but there was no question of savings.

Like in Bihar and UP, due to alcohol and gambling, everything was ruined and its the same story

in my home, we used to have 2-3 shops, whatever my father used to earn, i was very little,

he used to earn so much but never able to save money,mother used to tell him to

save money, save money, we have growing kids, my father never understood, he used earn money

and splurge it on gambling and alcohol, and today he is a pauper, poor,

nobody is taking care of him, none of the relatives, we are 3 brothers,

2 brothers who made some earning have outcasted him.

Till 2015 most of them have been ruined by alcohol, if alcohol is stopped then families would be able survive.

Faced struggles while growing up, i had followed in my father footsteps and was just like him,

my mother told me it not right, if you stay here, you will be ruined, and sent me out in the world,

firstly i went to Punjab and there was not much earning there and same things continued there

gambling and alcohol, then my brother spoke to on the phone, i went directly to Delhi, started working

and i was not in good company, they were also indulged in chewing tobacco, alcohol and drugs.

From there i went to Punjab and it was still the same so i moved to Bombay and stayed in Shastri Nagar,

it was very filthy living conditions, went to Gujarat, Vapi in Gujarat, worked on the river bank,

it was so hot and i lost lot of weight and became feeble. From there i went to Kashmir, Srinagar in Kashmir.

Srinagar to Lalchowk to Batmaloo, in Batmaloo i worked at a factory which made utensils,

i was hardly making any savings, there was compulsion due to fire back home, fire was started deliberately,

whatever agricultural land papers we had, everything was reduced to ashes, total loss.

I have been roaming and roaming Delhi t Bombay to Gujarat.

Till date, in Punjab i started thinking i need to make something of my self, if i had good

upbringing i would have been in good standing, i still keep thinking about, about......

I have transcribed to the best of my ability.

The talk is about sorry state of affairs in few states and that is his perspective on things and he is entitled to his opinion.

The video may belong somewhere but it has no place under the Bhojpuri Language in Wikipedia.

Please lemme know if you need further information and what should be my next course of action. Thank you. Dmncnthny (talk) 20:03, 30 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

There isn't a requirement that language demonstration videos be limited to particular topics. I see no issues with using this video as an example of the language being spoken. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 20:14, 30 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"שभोजपुरी" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect שभोजपुरी has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 December 3 § שभोजपुरी until a consensus is reached. Hey man im josh (talk) 13:57, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Discuss contentious changes on the talk page

@Adrikshit, @Arimaboss, @Hermes Express, I notice you are reverting each other over some kind of disagreement in the article. Don't forget the "discuss" part of WP:BRD. Please use the talk page to describe the specific changes you think the article needs, explaining why your sources support the change. ~ L 🌸 (talk) 07:59, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, it is mainly about these edits: [2], [3], [4]. Fiji Hindi and Caribbean Hindustani are based on both Awadhi and Bhojpuri, the removal of it makes the sentence run weird. Caribbean Hindustani is also not counted as a dialect, neither is Dutch Bhojpuri, which is a made up term mentioned it one article. The inclusion of Suriname, Fiji and Mauritius in the infobox is also disputed. Like said before Fiji Hindi and Sarnami (which is currently mispelled) aren't dialects. All of this has been said before: [5], [6]. Hermes Express (talk) 14:43, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have already explained why awadhi isnt relevant as majority of caribbean Hindustani match with Bhojpuri. Awadhi is different dialect and it is heavily influenced by Bhojpuri. Dutch Bhojpuri is a term usee for Bhojpuri language that has some dutch words in it. It is spoken in Netherlands. Everything is sourced and enough public information is there to prove it. Removing the relevant information may leads to misinformation. I have explained in my previous edits as well. Adrikshit (talk) 15:28, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

status of Bhojpuri in different countries

Bhojpuri in mauritius - check out

For official status in Nepal - check Languages with Official status in nepal

For south africa - They just add in Hindi but the language is Bhojpuri. Check out - here, Here 2

For sarinami - here is the a part of the book which have mentioned it as minority langauge. Govt of suriname official language is dutch and hence information is not available in english.[7] The name of the official law, or decree actually, is: Resolutie van 15 juli 1986, no. 4920, S.B. 1986 no. 40. Adrikshit (talk) 05:23, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]