Bhojpuri is written using Devanagari, not only in Nepal and India, but also in places where Bhojpuri has spread due to colonization and indentured servitude (Mauritius, the Caribbean, etc). Historically, Kaithi was used instead, and may still be found in use in overseas populations, especially in informal contexts.
Consonants
Sparśa (Plosive) |
Anunāsika (Nasal) |
Antastha (Approximant) |
Ūṣma/Saṃghaṣhrī (Fricative) |
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voicing | aghoṣa (voiceless) | ghoṣa (voiced) | aghoṣa (voiceless) | ghoṣa (voiced) | ||||||||||||
aspiration |
alpaprāṇa (unaspirated) |
mahāprāṇa (aspirated) |
alpaprāṇa (unaspirated) |
mahāprāṇa (aspirated) |
alpaprāṇa (unaspirated) |
mahāprāṇa (aspirated) |
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Kaṇṭhya (Guttural) |
क | ka /k/ |
ख | kha /kʰ/ |
ग | ga /ɡ/ |
घ | gha /ɡʱ/ |
ङ | ṅa /ŋ/ |
ह | ha /ɦ/ |
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Tālavya (Palatal) |
च | ca /c, t͡ʃ/ |
छ | cha/cʰ, t͡ʃʰ/ | ज | ja /ɟ, d͡ʒ/ |
झ | jha /ɟʱ, d͡ʒʱ/ |
ञ | ña /ɲ/ |
य | ya /j/ |
श | śa /ɕ, ʃ/ |
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Mūrdhanya (Retroflex) |
ट | ṭa /ʈ/ |
ठ | ṭha /ʈʰ/ |
ड | ḍa /ɖ/ |
ढ | ḍha /ɖʱ/ |
ण | ṇa /ɳ/ |
र | ra /r/ |
ष | ṣa /ʂ/ |
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Dantya (Dental) |
त | ta /t̪/ |
थ | tha /t̪ʰ/> |
द | da /d̪/ |
ध | dha /d̪ʱ/ |
न | na /n/ |
ल | la /l/ |
स | sa /s/ |
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Oṣṭhya (Labial) |
प | pa /p/ |
फ | pha /pʰ/ |
ब | ba /b/ |
भ | bha /bʱ/ |
म | ma /m/ |
व | va /w, ʋ/ |
Vowels
Short Vowels | Long/Diphthongized Vowels | ||||||
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Independent form | Romanised | As diacritic with प | Independent form | Romanised | As diacritic with प | ||
Kaṇṭhya (Guttural) |
अ | a | प | आ | aa /aː/ |
पा | |
Tālavya (Palatal) |
इ | i | पि | ई | ii /iː/ |
पी | |
Oṣṭhya (Labial) |
उ | u | पु | ऊ | uu /uː/ |
पू | |
Mūrdhanya (Retroflex) |
ऋ | ṛ | पृ | ॠ | ṝ: | पॄ | |
Kaṇṭhatālavya (Palato-Guttural) |
ए | e | पे | ऐ | ai | पै | |
Kaṇṭhoṣṭhya (Labio-Guttural) |
ओ | o | पो | औ | au | पौ | |
अं | am | पं | अ: | aah /aːh/ |
प: |