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Bhojpuri and Akan


Akan and Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status   
Ghana, Ivory coast   

Total No. Of Countries
0   
15
2   
13

National Language
India   
Ghana   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago   
Benin, United States of America   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Akan Orthography Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  
  • Ghana has over 100 ethnic groups living, and Akan is one of the largest tribe.
  • Akan language came in South America, notably Suriname and Jamaica through slave trade.
  

Similar To
Maithili and Magahi   
Not Available   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
43   
23
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11   
8
10   
7

How Many Consonants
34   
24
16   
6

Scripts
Devanagari   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)   
ete-sen   

Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)   
meda ase   

How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)   
wo ho te sɛn?   

Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)   
maadwo   

Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)   
maadwo   

Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)   
maaha   

Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)   
maakye   

Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)   
wae   

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   
Kafra   

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)   
bye   

I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)   
Me doכ wo   

Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   
mepa wo kyɛw   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani   
Asante   

Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago   
Ghana   

How Many People Speak
16,000.00   
99+
9,000,000.00   
13

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi   
Akuapem   

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

How Many People Speak
380,000.00   
31
9,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri   
Fante   

Where They Speak
India   
Ghana   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,900,000.00   
15

Total No. Of Dialects
13   
13
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
40.00 million   
31
11.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.43 %   
31
0.17 %   
99+

Native Speakers
40.00 million   
24
11.00 million   
99+

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)   
Akan   

Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas   
Not Available   

French Name
bhojpuri   
akan   

German Name
Bhojpuri   
Akan-Sprache   

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Akan people   

History

Origin
19th Century   
15   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Bhojpuri   
Akan   

Language Position
37   
29
104   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
ak   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bho   
aka   

ISO 639 2/B
bho   
aka   

ISO 639 3
bho   
aka   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
bhoj1246   
akan1251   

Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa   
No data available   

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 Bhojpuri and Akan 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 Bhojpuri and Akan dialects. Various dialects of Bhojpuri and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bhojpuri are spoken in different Bhojpuri Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bhojpuri vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bhojpuri dialects include: Caribbean Hindustani, Fiji Hindi. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Bhojpuri and Akan Speaking population

Bhojpuri and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bhojpuri and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Bhojpuri and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 %. 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 Bhojpuri and Akan on Bhojpuri vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bhojpuri and Akan Language Codes

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

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