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Bhojpuri and Balochi


Balochi and Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status  
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
0  
15
4  
11

National Language
India  
Iran  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Balochi Academy, National Languages 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.
  
  • Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
  • Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
  

Similar To
Maithili and Magahi  
Kurdish and Persian  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
43  
23
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
8  
5

How Many Consonants
34  
24
26  
16

Scripts
Devanagari  
Perso-Arabic script  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)  
Salam  

Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  
mana bebahgsh  

How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  
chone tao?  

Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)  
jawáin shap  

Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)  
jawáin begáh  

Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)  
Not Available  

Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)  
jawáin sawáh  

Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  
Mihrabani kan  

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
bebaksh / bebagsh  

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)  
bye  

I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  
Tu mana doost biyeh  

Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
mana bebahgsh  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani  
Eastern Balochi  

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

How Many People Speak
16,000.00  
99+
5,000,000.00  
17

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi  
Western Balochi  

Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  

How Many People Speak
380,000.00  
31
1,800,000.00  
20

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri  
Southern Balochi  

Where They Speak
India  
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
3,400,000.00  
10

Total No. Of Dialects
13  
13
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.43 %  
31
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
40.00 million  
24
7.60 million  
99+

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  
بلوچی  

Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  
Baluchi  

French Name
bhojpuri  
baloutchi  

German Name
Bhojpuri  
Belutschisch  

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  
Not available  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  

History

Origin
19th Century  
19th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Bhojpuri  
Balochi  

Language Position
37  
29
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bho  
bal  

ISO 639 2/B
bho  
bal  

ISO 639 3
bho  
bal  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
bhoj1246  
balo1260  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa  
58-AAB-a  

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

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Bhojpuri and Balochi Speaking population

Bhojpuri and Balochi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bhojpuri and Balochi languages can be compared. The total count of Bhojpuri and Balochi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 %. 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 Balochi on Bhojpuri vs Balochi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bhojpuri and Balochi Language Codes

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