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Bhojpuri and Oromo


Oromo and Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

Total No. Of Countries
0  
15
2  
13

National Language
India  
Ethiopia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

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

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.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Maithili and Magahi  
Somali Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
43  
23
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
10  
7

How Many Consonants
34  
24
24  
14

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)  
akkam  

Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  
Galatoomi  

How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  
Attam jirta/jirtu?  

Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)  
Nagayattii buli  

Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)  
Akkam waarite  

Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)  
Attam oolte / ooltan  

Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)  
Attam bulte/bultan  

Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  
Maaloo  

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
naa dhiisi  

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)  
Nagayattii!  

I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  
Sin jaaladha  

Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
Maaloo na dabarsi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani  
Borana  

Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

How Many People Speak
16,000.00  
99+
4,000,000.00  
19

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi  
Orma  

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

How Many People Speak
380,000.00  
31
66,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri  
Wata  

Where They Speak
India  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
13,000.00  
33

Total No. Of Dialects
13  
13
17  
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
40.00 million  
31
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.43 %  
31
0.36 %  
36

Native Speakers
40.00 million  
24
24.00 million  
33

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  
Afaan Oromo  

Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  
Afaan Oromoo  

French Name
bhojpuri  
galla  

German Name
Bhojpuri  
Galla-Sprache  

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Oromos  

History

Origin
19th Century  
16  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Cushitic  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Bhojpuri  
Afaan Oromo  

Language Position
37  
29
91  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
om  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bho  
orm  

ISO 639 2/B
bho  
orm  

ISO 639 3
bho  
orm  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
bhoj1246  
nucl1736  

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

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Bhojpuri and Oromo Speaking population

Bhojpuri and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bhojpuri and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Bhojpuri and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 %. 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 Oromo on Bhojpuri vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bhojpuri and Oromo Language Codes

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

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