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Bhojpuri and Somali


Somali and Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status  
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia  

Total No. Of Countries
0  
15
3  
12

National Language
India  
Somalia  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Middle East  

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

Regulated By
Not Available  
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy  

Interesting Facts
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  
  • Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
  • One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
  

Similar To
Maithili and Magahi  
Afar and Oromo Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Arabic Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
43  
23
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
5  
2

How Many Consonants
34  
24
21  
11

Scripts
Devanagari  
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
52 weeks  
12

Greetings

Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)  
Hello  

Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  
Waad ku mahadsan tahay  

How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  
Sidee tahay ?  

Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)  
Habeenka Good  

Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)  
Evening Good  

Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)  
galab wanaagsan  

Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)  
Subax wanaagsan  

Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  
Fadlan  

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
sorry  

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)  
caraysiiyo  

I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  
Waan ku jeclahay  

Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
iga raali ahow  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani  
Northern Somali  

Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  
Gabon, Standard Somali  

How Many People Speak
16,000.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi  
Benaadir  

Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu  

How Many People Speak
380,000.00  
31
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri  
Af-Ashraaf  

Where They Speak
India  
Standard Somali  

Total No. Of Dialects
13  
13
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
40.00 million  
31
13.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.43 %  
31
Not Available  

Native Speakers
40.00 million  
24
8.00 million  
99+

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  
af Soomaali  

Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga  

French Name
bhojpuri  
somali  

German Name
Bhojpuri  
Somali  

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Somalis  

History

Origin
19th Century  
19th century  

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  
Somali  

Language Position
37  
29
83  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Somali Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
so  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bho  
som  

ISO 639 2/B
bho  
som  

ISO 639 3
bho  
som  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
bhoj1246  
soma1255  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

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Bhojpuri and Somali Speaking population

Bhojpuri and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bhojpuri and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Bhojpuri and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available. 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 Somali on Bhojpuri vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bhojpuri and Somali Language Codes

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

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