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Bhojpuri and Marathi


Marathi and Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status   
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra   

Total No. Of Countries
0   
15
4   
11

National Language
India   
India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago   
Israel, Mauritius   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad   

Interesting Facts
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  

Similar To
Maithili and Magahi   
Konkani Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Bhojpuri-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200   

Alphabets
43   
23
52   
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11   
8
16   
13

How Many Consonants
34   
24
36   
26

Scripts
Devanagari   
Devanagari   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
4 weeks   
2

Greetings

Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)   
हॅलो (Hĕlō)   

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

How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)   
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)   

Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)   
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)   

Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)   
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)   

Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)   
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)   

Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)   
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)   

Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)   
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)   

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)   
बाय (Bāya)   

I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)   
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)   

Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani   
Maharashtrian Konkani   

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

How Many People Speak
16,000.00   
99+
2,400,000.00   
23

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi   
Varhadi   

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

How Many People Speak
380,000.00   
31
7,000,000.00   
12

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri   
Khandeshi   

Where They Speak
India   
Khandesh   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,900,000.00   
15

Total No. Of Dialects
13   
13
42   
29

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
40.00 million   
31
71.00 million   
25

Speaking Population
0.43 %   
31
1.10 %   
18

Native Speakers
40.00 million   
24
68.00 million   
16

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
3.00 million   
32

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)   
मराठी (marāṭhī)   

Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas   
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu   

French Name
bhojpuri   
marathe   

German Name
Bhojpuri   
Marathi   

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/   
[məˈɾaʈʰi]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Marathi people   

History

Origin
19th Century   
10th 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   
Maharashtri Prakrit   

Standard Forms
Bhojpuri   
Marathi   

Language Position
37   
29
17   
15

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
mr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bho   
mar   

ISO 639 2/B
bho   
mar   

ISO 639 3
bho   
mar   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
bhoj1246   
mara1378   

Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa   
omr   

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

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Bhojpuri and Marathi Speaking population

Bhojpuri and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bhojpuri and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Bhojpuri and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 %. 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 Marathi on Bhojpuri vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bhojpuri and Marathi Language Codes

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

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