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Bhojpuri and Kurdish


Kurdish and Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status   
Iraq, Kurdistan   

Total No. Of Countries
0   
15
2   
13

National Language
India   
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Middle East   

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

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.
  
  • The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
  • In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
  

Similar To
Maithili and Magahi   
Farsi Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
43   
23
33   
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11   
8
8   
5

How Many Consonants
34   
24
29   
19

Scripts
Devanagari   
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
4 weeks   
2

Greetings

Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)   
Silaw   

Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)   
Sipas   

How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)   
Tu çawa yî?   

Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)   
Şev xweş   

Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)   
Evare baş   

Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)   
Nee-wa-rowt bash   

Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)   
Bayanit bash   

Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)   
Bê zehmet   

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   
Bibûre   

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)   
Be xêr çî   

I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)   
Ez te hez dikem   

Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   
Bê zehmet   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani   
Northern Kurdish   

Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago   
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey   

How Many People Speak
16,000.00   
99+
20,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi   
Central Kurdish   

Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran   

How Many People Speak
380,000.00   
31
5,000,000.00   
14

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri   
Southern Kurdish   

Where They Speak
India   
Eastern Iraq   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
3,000,000.00   
12

Total No. Of Dialects
13   
13
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
40.00 million   
31
28.00 million   
38

Speaking Population
0.43 %   
31
0.31 %   
39

Native Speakers
40.00 million   
24
21.00 million   
36

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)   
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди   

Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas   
Not Available   

French Name
bhojpuri   
kurde   

German Name
Bhojpuri   
Kurdisch   

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Kurds   

History

Origin
19th Century   
16th century CE   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
Bhojpuri   
Kurdish   

Language Position
37   
29
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
ku   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bho   
kur   

ISO 639 2/B
bho   
kur   

ISO 639 3
bho   
kur   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
bhoj1246   
kurd1259   

Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa   
58-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Bhojpuri and Kurdish Speaking population

Bhojpuri and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bhojpuri and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Bhojpuri and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 %. 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 Kurdish on Bhojpuri vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bhojpuri and Kurdish Language Codes

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

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