1 Countries
1.1 Countries
India, No official status
India, Manipur
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
India
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
1.7 Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
1.8 Interesting Facts
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
1.9 Similar To
Maithili and Magahi
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
2.4 Scripts
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)
Khurumjari
3.2 Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
Yamna nungaijare
3.3 How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
3.4 Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)
Athengba Ahing
3.5 Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)
Not Available
3.6 Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)
Not Available
3.7 Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)
Nongale haugatl
3.8 Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
Chanbiduna
3.9 Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Saobiganu
3.10 Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)
Chatcharage
3.11 I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
Eina nangbu nungsi
3.12 Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Not Available
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Burma, Laos
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
16,000.005,000.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
Bangladesh, India
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
380,000.00273,000.00
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri
Meithei proper
4.3.1 Where They Speak
India
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
NA1,250,000.00
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
40.00 million1.50 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
40.00 million1.50 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
মৈইতৈইলোন
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
Not Available
5.5 Ethnicity
Not Available
Meithei people
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Not Available
Tibeto-Burman
6.2.2 Branch
Not Available
Not Available
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Bhojpuri
Standard Meithei
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
6.4 Scope
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
No data Available
No data available
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
7.3 ISO 639 3
7.4 ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
7.5 Glottocode
7.6 Linguasphere
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available