Countries
India, No official status
  
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
  
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 in
Bhojpuri-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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)
  
Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani
  
Maharashtrian Konkani
  
Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
  
Kokan
  
How Many People Speak
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
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
How Many People Speak?
40.00 million
  
31
71.00 million
  
25
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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