Countries
India, No official status
  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
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 in
Bhojpuri-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Tamil
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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)
  
Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani
  
Kongu
  
Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
  
Kongu
  
How Many People Speak
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
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri
  
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Where They Speak
India
  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
How Many People Speak?
40.00 million
  
31
78.00 million
  
21
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Tamil
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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