Countries
India, No official status
  
Malawi, Zimbabwe
  
National Language
India
  
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
  
Zambia
  
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.
  
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  
Similar To
Maithili and Magahi
  
Zulu language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Bhojpuri-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Chewa-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)
  
Moni
  
Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
  
Zikomo
  
How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
  
Muli bwanji?
  
Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Usiku wabwino
  
Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Madzulo abwino
  
Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Masana abwino
  
Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)
  
M'mawa wabwino
  
Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
  
Chonde
  
Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
  
pepani
  
Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)
  
anatsanzikana
  
I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
  
Ndimakukondani
  
Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
  
Pepani
  
Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani
  
Kasungu
  
Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
  
Malawi, Zambia
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi
  
Kikamtunda
  
Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Malawi, Zambia
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri
  
Kimaravi
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Malawi, Zambia
  
How Many People Speak?
40.00 million
  
31
12.00 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
40.00 million
  
24
12.00 million
  
99+
Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
  
Nyanja
  
Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
  
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
  
French Name
bhojpuri
  
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
  
German Name
Bhojpuri
  
Nyanja-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Chewa people
  
Origin
19th Century
  
15th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Benue-Congo
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Bantu
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Bhojpuri
  
Chewa
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data Available
  
ny
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
bho
  
nya
  
ISO 639 2/B
bho
  
nya
  
ISO 639 3
bho
  
nya
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
bhoj1246
  
nyan1308
  
Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa
  
99-AUS-xaa – xag
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available