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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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