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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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