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Bhojpuri and Maithili


Maithili and Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status   
India, Nepal   

Total No. Of Countries
0   
15
2   
13

National Language
India   
India, Nepal   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Nepal   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

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.
  
  • Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
  • Maithili has rich literature.
  

Similar To
Maithili and Magahi   
Bhojpuri Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
43   
23
47   
27

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11   
8
8   
5

How Many Consonants
34   
24
Not Available   

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)   
pranam   

Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)   
dhanyabad   

How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)   
Aahan kehan chhi ?   

Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)   
Śubharātri   

Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)   
shubh sandhya   

Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)   
dopahar ke bad namaskar   

Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)   
Suprabhaat   

Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)   
kripaya   

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   
maf karai   

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)   
Alavidā   

I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)   
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi   

Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   
kripaya   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani   
Tharuwat   

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

How Many People Speak
16,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi   
Madhubani   

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

How Many People Speak
380,000.00   
31
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri   
Khortha   

Where They Speak
India   
Deoghar, France   

Total No. Of Dialects
13   
13
15   
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
40.00 million   
31
32.00 million   
35

Speaking Population
0.43 %   
31
0.41 %   
33

Native Speakers
40.00 million   
24
27.00 million   
30

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
2.80 million   
33

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)   
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)   

Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas   
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia   

French Name
bhojpuri   
maithili   

German Name
Bhojpuri   
Maithili   

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Maithil   

History

Origin
19th Century   
14th century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Bhojpuri   
Standard Maithili   

Language Position
37   
29
40   
31

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bho   
mai   

ISO 639 2/B
bho   
mai   

ISO 639 3
bho   
mai   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
bhoj1246   
mait1250   

Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa   
No data 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 Maithili 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 Maithili dialects. Various dialects of Bhojpuri and Maithili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bhojpuri are spoken in different Bhojpuri Speaking Countries whereas Maithili Dialects are spoken in different Maithili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bhojpuri vs Maithili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bhojpuri dialects include: Caribbean Hindustani, Fiji Hindi. Maithili dialects include: Tharuwat , Madhubani. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Bhojpuri and Maithili Speaking population

Bhojpuri and Maithili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bhojpuri and Maithili languages can be compared. The total count of Bhojpuri and Maithili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 %. 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 Maithili on Bhojpuri vs Maithili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bhojpuri and Maithili Language Codes

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

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