Countries
India, No official status
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
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 in
Bhojpuri-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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)
  
Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani
  
Chakma
  
Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
  
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi
  
Hajong
  
Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Bangladesh, India
  
Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri
  
Rarhi
  
Where They Speak
India
  
India
  
How Many People Speak?
40.00 million
  
31
215.00 million
  
9
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)
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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