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Bhojpuri and Shona


Shona and Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
0   
15
1   
14

National Language
India   
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   

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   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

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.
  
  • Shona language is tonal language.
  • The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
  

Similar To
Maithili and Magahi   
Kalanga and Nambya Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
43   
23
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11   
8
5   
2

How Many Consonants
34   
24
46   
34

Scripts
Devanagari   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)   
Mhoro   

Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)   
Waita zvako   

How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)   
Wakadini zvako?   

Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)   
Urare zvakanaka   

Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)   
Manheru   

Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)   
Masikati   

Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)   
Mangwanani   

Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)   
Ndinokumbirawo   

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   
Ndineurombo   

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)   
bye   

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

Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   
Pamusoro   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani   
Hwesa   

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

How Many People Speak
16,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi   
Karanga   

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

How Many People Speak
380,000.00   
31
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri   
Zezuru   

Where They Speak
India   
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   

Total No. Of Dialects
13   
13
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
40.00 million   
31
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
0.43 %   
31
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
40.00 million   
24
8.30 million   
99+

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas   
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   

French Name
bhojpuri   
shona   

German Name
Bhojpuri   
Schona-Sprache   

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Not Available   

History

Origin
19th Century   
20th century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Not Available   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
Bhojpuri   
Not Available   

Language Position
37   
29
107   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
sn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bho   
sna   

ISO 639 2/B
bho   
sna   

ISO 639 3
bho   
sna   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
bhoj1246   
core1255   

Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa   
99-AUT-a   

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

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Bhojpuri and Shona Speaking population

Bhojpuri and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bhojpuri and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Bhojpuri and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 %. 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 Shona on Bhojpuri vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bhojpuri and Shona Language Codes

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

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