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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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