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Bhojpuri and Punjabi


Punjabi and Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
0   
15
2   
13

National Language
India   
India, Pakistan   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Pakistan   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago   
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America   

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.
  
  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  

Similar To
Maithili and Magahi   
Hindi Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
43   
23
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11   
8
9   
6

How Many Consonants
34   
24
41   
30

Scripts
Devanagari   
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
6 weeks   
3

Greetings

Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)   
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   

Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)   
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   

How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)   
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   

Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)   
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   

Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)   
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   

Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)   
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   

Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)   
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   

Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)   
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)   
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   

I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)   
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)   

Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani   
Pothohari   

Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago   
Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
16,000.00   
99+
2,500,000.00   
22

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi   
Saraiki   

Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
380,000.00   
31
20,000,000.00   
5

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri   
Doabi   

Where They Speak
India   
Pakistan, Punjab, India   

Total No. Of Dialects
13   
13
30   
24

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
40.00 million   
31
154.30 million   
12

Speaking Population
0.43 %   
31
1.44 %   
11

Native Speakers
40.00 million   
24
100.00 million   
11

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
54.30 million   
12

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)   
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   

Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas   
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi   

French Name
bhojpuri   
pendjabi   

German Name
Bhojpuri   
Pandschabi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/   
Not Availble   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Punjabis   

History

Origin
19th Century   
1000 AD   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   

Standard Forms
Bhojpuri   
Modern Punjabi   

Language Position
37   
29
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
pa   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bho   
pan   

ISO 639 2/B
bho   
pan   

ISO 639 3
bho   
pan   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
bhoj1246   
panj1256   

Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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

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Bhojpuri and Punjabi Speaking population

Bhojpuri and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bhojpuri and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Bhojpuri and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 %. 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 Punjabi on Bhojpuri vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bhojpuri and Punjabi Language Codes

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