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Bhojpuri and Telugu


Telugu and Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status   
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   

Total No. Of Countries
0   
15
4   
11

National Language
India   
Andra Pradesh, India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Karnataka   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh   

Interesting Facts
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  
  • Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
  • Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  

Similar To
Maithili and Magahi   
Tamil   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
43   
23
60   
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11   
8
19   
16

How Many Consonants
34   
24
41   
30

Scripts
Devanagari   
Telugu Script   

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)   
హలో (Halō)   

Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)   
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)   

How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)   
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)   

Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)   
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)   

Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)   
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)   

Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)   
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)   

Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)   
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)   

Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)   
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)   

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)   

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)   
బై (Bai)   

I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)   
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)   

Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani   
Waddar   

Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   

How Many People Speak
16,000.00   
99+
170,000.00   
39

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi   
Chenchu   

Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   

How Many People Speak
380,000.00   
31
26,000.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri   
Manna-Dora   

Where They Speak
India   
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
30,000.00   
32

Total No. Of Dialects
13   
13
38   
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
40.00 million   
31
80.00 million   
20

Speaking Population
0.43 %   
31
1.15 %   
15

Native Speakers
40.00 million   
24
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
5.00 million   
29

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)   
తెలుగు (telugu)   

Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas   
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan   

French Name
bhojpuri   
télougou   

German Name
Bhojpuri   
Telugu-Sprache   

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Telugu people   

History

Origin
19th Century   
c. 575   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Early Telugu epigraphy   

Standard Forms
Bhojpuri   
Telugu   

Language Position
37   
29
15   
14

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
te   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bho   
tel   

ISO 639 2/B
bho   
tel   

ISO 639 3
bho   
tel   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
bhoj1246   
telu1262   

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

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Bhojpuri and Telugu Speaking population

Bhojpuri and Telugu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bhojpuri and Telugu languages can be compared. The total count of Bhojpuri and Telugu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 %. 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 Telugu on Bhojpuri vs Telugu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bhojpuri and Telugu Language Codes

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