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Bhojpuri and Tamil


Tamil and Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status   
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Total No. Of Countries
0   
15
6   
9

National Language
India   
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

Interesting Facts
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  
  • Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
  • The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
    •   

Similar To
Maithili and Magahi   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
43   
23
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11   
8
12   
9

How Many Consonants
34   
24
18   
8

Scripts
Devanagari   
Tamil   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)   
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   

Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)   
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   

How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)   
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   

Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)   
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   

Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)   
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   

Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)   
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   

Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)   
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   

Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)   
தயவு (Tayavu)   

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)   
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   

I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)   
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   

Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani   
Kongu   

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

How Many People Speak
16,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi   
Madurai Tamil   

Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
380,000.00   
31
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri   
Tirunelveli Tamil   

Where They Speak
India   
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   

Total No. Of Dialects
13   
13
10   
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
40.00 million   
31
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
0.43 %   
31
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
40.00 million   
24
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
8.00 million   
24

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)   
தமிழ்   

Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas   
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   

French Name
bhojpuri   
tamoul   

German Name
Bhojpuri   
Tamil   

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Tamil people or Tamilans   

History

Origin
19th Century   
300 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   

Standard Forms
Bhojpuri   
Modern Tamil   

Language Position
37   
29
18   
16

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Tamil   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
ta   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bho   
tam   

ISO 639 2/B
bho   
tam   

ISO 639 3
bho   
tam   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
tam   

Glottocode
bhoj1246   
tami1289, oldt1248   

Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa   
tami1289   

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

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Bhojpuri and Tamil Speaking population

Bhojpuri and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bhojpuri and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Bhojpuri and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. 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 Tamil on Bhojpuri vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bhojpuri and Tamil Language Codes

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

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