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Bengali and Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri and Bengali


Countries

Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone  
India, No official status  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
0  
15

National Language
Bangladesh, India  
India  

Second Language
India  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
  • 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  

Similar To
Assamese and Oriya  
Maithili and Magahi  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Bhojpuri-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
51  
30
43  
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
11  
8

How Many Consonants
40  
29
34  
24

Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)  
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  

How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)  
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  

Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)  
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  

Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)  
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  

Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Chakma  
Caribbean Hindustani  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India  
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

How Many People Speak
330,000.00  
36
16,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hajong  
Fiji Hindi  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America  

How Many People Speak
71,000.00  
36
380,000.00  
31

Dialect 3
Rarhi  
Tharu Bhojpuri  

Where They Speak
India  
India  

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
13  
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
215.00 million  
9
40.00 million  
31

Speaking Population
3.11 %  
8
0.43 %  
31

Native Speakers
196.00 million  
7
40.00 million  
24

Second Language Speakers
19.00 million  
16
Not Available  

Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)  
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  

Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa  
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  

French Name
bengali  
bhojpuri  

German Name
Bengali  
Bhojpuri  

Pronunciation
Not available  
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  

Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)  
Not Available  

History

Origin
1000–1200 CE  
19th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Not Available  

Branch
Indic  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Bengali  
Bhojpuri  

Language Position
4  
4
37  
29

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
bn  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ben  
bho  

ISO 639 2/B
ben  
bho  

ISO 639 3
ben  
bho  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
beng1280  
bhoj1246  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-u  
59-AAF-sa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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All Bengali and Bhojpuri Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Bengali and Bhojpuri dialects. Various dialects of Bengali and Bhojpuri language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bengali are spoken in different Bengali Speaking Countries whereas Bhojpuri Dialects are spoken in different Bhojpuri speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bengali vs Bhojpuri Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bengali dialects include: Chakma, Hajong. Bhojpuri dialects include: Caribbean Hindustani , Fiji Hindi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Bengali and Bhojpuri Speaking population

Bengali and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Bengali and Bhojpuri on Bengali vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bengali and Bhojpuri Language Codes

Bengali and Bhojpuri language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bengali and Bhojpuri Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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