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Locale Bh 001

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Use when working with the Bhojpuri locale (`bh-001`) — its endonym भोजपुरी, Devanagari script, left-to-right (LTR) direction, or spoken-population data. Reference data and translation guidance (register, grammar, idiom, typography) for this specific locale; see [[locale]] for general i18n/l10n concepts (BCP 47, plural rules, RTL) that apply across all locales.

Reference data for the Bhojpuri locale — endonym भोजपुरी, written in the Devanagari script, left-to-right (LTR).

Identifiers

  • BCP 47 tag: bh-001
  • ISO 639-1: not assigned
  • ISO 639-3: bho
  • Script: Deva (Devanagari)
  • Region: 001 (World)
  • Text direction: ltr — left-to-right (LTR)

Speakers (approximate)

  • L1 (native): 52,000,000
  • L2 (additional): 5,000,000
  • L1+L2 (total): 57,000,000

Pluralization

CLDR has no explicit plural rule defined for this language; it falls back to the root rule of a single other category (1 form) — every count uses the same word form, as in Japanese or Chinese.

See Unicode Messageformat for writing plural messages using these categories.

Translating into this locale

The tag bh is the ISO 639 code for "Bihari languages", a collective code (a macro group) covering several distinct languages of Bihar and nearby regions, such as Bhojpuri, Maithili, and Magahi. It is not a single standard written language. Choose the specific language and its own tag (for example bho for Bhojpuri, mai for Maithili, mag for Magahi) when you translate.

What to do.

  • Confirm the actual language with the client or audience. Translate into that language, not into a generic "Bihari".
  • If the audience reads Hindi, localize into Hindi (see Locale Hi 001); Hindi is the language of administration and education in Bihar.
  • Most Bihari languages are written in Devanagari; Maithili was historically written in Tirhuta (Mithilakshar) and is now Devanagari; check the audience's preference.
  • Translate with the language's own grammar and vocabulary; do not simply transliterate Hindi text into the target language.

Register and typography.

  • Honorific levels (आप, तुहूँ) vary by language; confirm with a native reviewer.
  • Digits: Arabic digits in UI; Devanagari digits in print. Currency ₹; Indian grouping.

Common pitfalls

  • Treating bh as one language.
  • Substituting Hindi for the target language without saying so.
  • Using the wrong script variant.

Learn more

  • Locale for BCP 47 identifiers, locale-sensitive formatting, pluralization, and text-direction concepts that apply across all locales.
  • Unicode Messageformat for writing plural/selection messages correctly for this locale's grammar.
  • ISO 639-2, Bihari languages (collective code)
  • Linguistic Survey of India

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