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Bhojpuri and Hausa


Hausa and Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status   
Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
0   
15
1   
14

National Language
India   
Gambia, Nigeria   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Nigeria   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago   
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo   

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.
  
  • Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
  • There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
  

Similar To
Maithili and Magahi   
Not Available   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
43   
23
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11   
8
12   
9

How Many Consonants
34   
24
32   
22

Scripts
Devanagari   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)   
sannu   

Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)   
gode ku   

How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)   
yaya dai   

Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)   
mai kyau dare   

Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)   
barka da yamma   

Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)   
barka da rana   

Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)   
mai kyau safe   

Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)   
Don Allah   

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   
yi hakuri   

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)   
sai anjima   

I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)   
Ina son ku   

Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   
gafara dai   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani   
Gaananci   

Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago   
Ghana   

How Many People Speak
16,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi   
Kurhwayanci   

Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Niger   

How Many People Speak
380,000.00   
31
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri   
Daragaram   

Where They Speak
India   
Niger   

Total No. Of Dialects
13   
13
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
40.00 million   
31
50.00 million   
28

Speaking Population
0.43 %   
31
0.52 %   
28

Native Speakers
40.00 million   
24
35.00 million   
27

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
15.00 million   
18

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)   
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)   

Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas   
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa   

French Name
bhojpuri   
haoussa   

German Name
Bhojpuri   
Haussa-Sprache   

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Hausa–Fulani people   

History

Origin
19th Century   
14   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Chadic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Bhojpuri   
Hausa   

Language Position
37   
29
34   
27

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
ha   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bho   
hau   

ISO 639 2/B
bho   
hau   

ISO 639 3
bho   
hau   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
bhoj1246   
haus1257   

Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa   
19-HAA-b   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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All Bhojpuri and Hausa 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 Hausa dialects. Various dialects of Bhojpuri and Hausa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bhojpuri are spoken in different Bhojpuri Speaking Countries whereas Hausa Dialects are spoken in different Hausa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bhojpuri vs Hausa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bhojpuri dialects include: Caribbean Hindustani, Fiji Hindi. Hausa dialects include: Gaananci , Kurhwayanci. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Bhojpuri and Hausa Speaking population

Bhojpuri and Hausa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bhojpuri and Hausa languages can be compared. The total count of Bhojpuri and Hausa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 %. 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 Hausa on Bhojpuri vs Hausa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bhojpuri and Hausa Language Codes

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

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