Surjapuri language
| Surjapuri | |
|---|---|
| সুরজাপুরী · सुरजापुरी | |
 'Surjapuri' in Bengali & Devanagari scripts | |
| Pronunciation | [surd͡ʒaˈpuɾi] |
| Native to | India, Nepal, Bangladesh |
| Region | Bihar, (Kosi-Seemanchal) and West Bengal (Islampur) |
| Ethnicity | Surjapuri |
Native speakers | 2,256,228 (2011 census) |
| Devanagari, Bengali–Assamese, Kaithi (historical) | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sjp |
| Glottolog | surj1235 |
 This is a map of the KRDS lect, with the Surjapuri-speaking area shown in the North-West (in Bihar and adjoining areas of West Bengal). | |
Surjapuri is an Indo-Aryan language of the Bengali-Assamese branch, spoken in Eastern India, in the Kosi-Seemanchal region, including some eastern parts of Purnia division (Kishanganj, Katihar, Purnia, and Araria districts) of Bihar, parts of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal and Goalpara Division of Assam in India, as well as parts of Thakurgaon district in Bangladesh and Jhapa district in Nepal. It possesses similarities with Kamatapuri, Assamese, Bengali, Maithili, Urdu, and Hindi.