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Bhojpuri and Bodo


Bodo and Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status  
Assam, India  

Total No. Of Countries
0  
15
1  
14

National Language
India  
Assam, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not Available  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  
Not Available  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  
  • In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
  • Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
  

Similar To
Maithili and Magahi  
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
43  
23
45  
25

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
20  
17

How Many Consonants
34  
24
25  
15

Scripts
Devanagari  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
Not Available  

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)  
Not Available  

Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  
Not Available  

How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  
Nungni khabora ma?  

Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)  
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)  

Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)  
Not Available  

Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)  
Not Available  

Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)  
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)  

Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  
अननानै (Onnanwi)  

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
Not Available  

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)  
Not Available  

I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)  

Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
Not Available  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani  
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect  

Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar  

How Many People Speak
16,000.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi  
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect  

Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari  

How Many People Speak
380,000.00  
31
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri  
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect  

Where They Speak
India  
Assam, India, Nepal  

Total No. Of Dialects
13  
13
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.43 %  
31
Not Available  

Native Speakers
40.00 million  
24
0.60 million  
99+

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  
बड़ो (boṛo)  

Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci  

French Name
bhojpuri  
Not Available  

German Name
Bhojpuri  
Not Available  

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  
[bɔɽo]  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)  

History

Origin
19th Century  
1913  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Not Available  

Standard Forms
Bhojpuri  
Not Available  

Language Position
37  
29
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
Not Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bho  
Not Available  

ISO 639 2/B
bho  
Not Available  

ISO 639 3
bho  
brx  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
bhoj1246  
bodo1269  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa  
Not Available  

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

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Bhojpuri and Bodo Speaking population

Bhojpuri and Bodo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bhojpuri and Bodo languages can be compared. The total count of Bhojpuri and Bodo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bodo language is Not Available. 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 Bodo on Bhojpuri vs Bodo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bhojpuri and Bodo Language Codes

Bhojpuri and Bodo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bhojpuri and Bodo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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