Countries
India, No official status
  
Afganistan
  
National Language
India
  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
  
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
  
Pakistan
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
  
Interesting Facts
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
  
Similar To
Maithili and Magahi
  
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Bhojpuri-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Arabic
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)
  
(salaam) سلام
  
Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)
  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)
  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)
  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)
  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
  
(lotfan) لطفا
  
Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)
  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani
  
Central Pashto
  
Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00
  
14
Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi
  
Northern Pashto
  
Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00
  
4
Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri
  
Wanetsi
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
40.00 million
  
31
60.00 million
  
27
Native Speakers
40.00 million
  
24
60.00 million
  
20
Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
  
(paṧto) پښتو
  
Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
French Name
bhojpuri
  
pachto
  
German Name
Bhojpuri
  
Paschtu
  
Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Pashtun
  
Origin
19th Century
  
1651
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Iranian
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Bhojpuri
  
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data Available
  
ps
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
bho
  
pus
  
ISO 639 2/B
bho
  
pus
  
ISO 639 3
bho
  
pus
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
bhoj1246
  
pash1269
  
Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa
  
58-ABD-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional