Countries
India, No official status
  
West Java
  
National Language
India
  
Indonesia
  
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
  
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.
  
- The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  
Similar To
Maithili and Magahi
  
Madurese and Malay Languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Sundanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Alphabets
Not Available
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Latin, Sundanese
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)
  
Halo
  
Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
  
Nuhun
  
How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
  
Kumaha kabarna?
  
Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Wilujeng kulem
  
Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Wilujeng wengi
  
Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Wilujeng siang
  
Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Wilujeng énjing
  
Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
  
Mangga
  
Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
  
Hapunten
  
Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)
  
Wilujeng angkat
  
I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
  
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun
  
Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
  
Punten
  
Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani
  
Western dialect
  
Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
  
Banten
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi
  
Northern dialect
  
Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Bogor
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri
  
Priangan dialect
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Bandung
  
How Many People Speak?
40.00 million
  
31
39.00 million
  
32
Native Speakers
40.00 million
  
24
38.00 million
  
26
Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
  
Not Available
  
Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
  
Priangan, Sunda
  
French Name
bhojpuri
  
soundanais
  
German Name
Bhojpuri
  
Sundanesisch
  
Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui
  
Origin
19th Century
  
5th century AD
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Indonesian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Bhojpuri
  
Sundanese
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data Available
  
su
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
bho
  
sun
  
ISO 639 2/B
bho
  
sun
  
ISO 639 3
bho
  
sun
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
bhoj1246
  
sund1251
  
Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available