Countries
South Africa
India, No official status
National Language
South Africa
India
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
Similar To
Dutch Language
Maithili and Magahi
Derived From
Dutch Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
Bhojpuri-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
hallo
प्रणाम (prannam)
Thank You
Dankie
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
Good Night
goeie nag
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Evening
Goeienaand
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Morning
goeie more
राम राम (raam raam)
Please
asseblief
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
Sorry
jammer
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Bye
Not Available
प्रणाम (prannam)
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
Caribbean Hindustani
Where They Speak
Not Available
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Fiji Hindi
Where They Speak
Not Available
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Tharu Bhojpuri
Where They Speak
Namibia
India
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Afrikaans
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
French Name
afrikaans
bhojpuri
German Name
Afrikaans
Bhojpuri
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
Ethnicity
Afrikaners
Not Available
Origin
17th Century
19th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Not Available
Branch
Western
Not Available
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
Bhojpuri
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
af
No data Available
ISO 639 6
afrs
Not Available
Glottocode
afri1274
bhoj1246
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
59-AAF-sa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
Not Available
Afrikaans and Bhojpuri Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Afrikaans and Bhojpuri greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Afrikaans and Bhojpuri language. Afrikaans word for "Hello" is hallo or Bhojpuri word for "Thank You" is धन्वाद (dhanvaad). Find more of such common Afrikaans Greetings and Bhojpuri Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Afrikaans vs Bhojpuri Difficulty
The Afrikaans vs Bhojpuri difficulty level basically depends on the number of Afrikaans Alphabets and Bhojpuri Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Afrikaans and Bhojpuri are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Afrikaans and Bhojpuri, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Afrikaans is 24 weeks while to learn Bhojpuri time required is 44 weeks.