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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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