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Bhojpuri and Hindi


Hindi and Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status   
Fiji, India   

Total No. Of Countries
0   
15
2   
13

National Language
India   
India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Oceania   

Minority Language
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Central Hindi Directorate   

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 Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
  • In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
  

Similar To
Maithili and Magahi   
Urdu   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
43   
23
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11   
8
11   
8

How Many Consonants
34   
24
33   
23

Scripts
Devanagari   
Devanagari   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)   
नमस्ते (Namastē)   

Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)   
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)   

How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)   
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)   

Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)   
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)   

Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)   
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)   

Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)   
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)   

Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)   
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)   

Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)   
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   
खेद (Khēda)   

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)   
अलविदा (Alavidā)   

I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)   
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)   

Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani   
Khariboli   

Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago   
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh   

How Many People Speak
16,000.00   
99+
240,000,000.00   
2

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi   
Marwari   

Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh   

How Many People Speak
380,000.00   
31
22,000,000.00   
3

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri   
Bundeli   

Where They Speak
India   
Bundelkhand   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
20,000,000.00   
4

Total No. Of Dialects
13   
13
21   
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
40.00 million   
31
380.00 million   
5

Speaking Population
0.43 %   
31
4.70 %   
5

Native Speakers
40.00 million   
24
260.00 million   
4

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
120.00 million   
6

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)   
हिन्दी   

Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas   
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli   

French Name
bhojpuri   
hindi   

German Name
Bhojpuri   
Hindi   

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/   
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Hindustani people   

History

Origin
19th Century   
7th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Bhojpuri   
Standard Hindi   

Language Position
37   
29
5   
5

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
hi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bho   
hin   

ISO 639 2/B
bho   
hin   

ISO 639 3
bho   
hin   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
hins   

Glottocode
bhoj1246   
hind1269   

Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa   
59-AAF-qf   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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

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Bhojpuri and Hindi Speaking population

Bhojpuri and Hindi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bhojpuri and Hindi languages can be compared. The total count of Bhojpuri and Hindi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hindi language is 4.70 %. 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 Hindi on Bhojpuri vs Hindi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bhojpuri and Hindi Language Codes

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