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Bhojpuri and Bengali


Bengali and Bhojpuri


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
0  
15
4  
11

National Language
India  
Bangladesh, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
India  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  
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  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi  

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

Similar To
Maithili and Magahi  
Assamese and Oriya  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
43  
23
51  
30

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
11  
8

How Many Consonants
34  
24
40  
29

Scripts
Devanagari  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)  
হ্যালো (Hyālō)  

Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)  

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)  

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)  
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)  

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

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

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani  
Chakma  

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

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

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi  
Hajong  

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

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

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri  
Rarhi  

Where They Speak
India  
India  

Total No. Of Dialects
13  
13
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
40.00 million  
31
215.00 million  
9

Speaking Population
0.43 %  
31
3.11 %  
8

Native Speakers
40.00 million  
24
196.00 million  
7

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
19.00 million  
16

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)  

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

French Name
bhojpuri  
bengali  

German Name
Bhojpuri  
Bengali  

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  
Not available  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Bengalis (Bengali people)  

History

Origin
19th Century  
1000–1200 CE  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Not Available  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Abahatta, Old Bengali  

Standard Forms
Bhojpuri  
Bengali  

Language Position
37  
29
4  
4

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
bn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bho  
ben  

ISO 639 2/B
bho  
ben  

ISO 639 3
bho  
ben  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
bhoj1246  
beng1280  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa  
59-AAF-u  

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

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Bhojpuri and Bengali Speaking population

Bhojpuri and Bengali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bhojpuri and Bengali languages can be compared. The total count of Bhojpuri and Bengali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 %. 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 Bengali on Bhojpuri vs Bengali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bhojpuri and Bengali Language Codes

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