Countries
India, No official status
  
India, Manipur
  
National Language
India
  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
  
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.
  
- 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.
  
Similar To
Maithili and Magahi
  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Bengali
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)
  
Khurumjari
  
Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
  
Yamna nungaijare
  
How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
  
Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Athengba Ahing
  
Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Not Available
  
Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Nongale haugatl
  
Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
  
Chanbiduna
  
Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
  
Saobiganu
  
Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)
  
Chatcharage
  
I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
  
Eina nangbu nungsi
  
Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
  
Not Available
  
Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani
  
Loi
  
Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
  
Burma, Laos
  
Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi
  
Pangal
  
Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Bangladesh, India
  
Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri
  
Meithei proper
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
1,250,000.00
  
19
How Many People Speak?
40.00 million
  
31
1.50 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
40.00 million
  
24
1.50 million
  
99+
Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
  
মৈইতৈইলোন
  
Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
  
French Name
bhojpuri
  
Meithei
  
German Name
Bhojpuri
  
Meithei
  
Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Meithei people
  
Origin
19th Century
  
1700
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Tibeto-Burman
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Bhojpuri
  
Standard Meithei
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
No data Available
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
bho
  
mni
  
ISO 639 2/B
bho
  
mni
  
ISO 639 3
bho
  
mni
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
bhoj1246
  
mani1292
  
Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa
  
omp
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available