Countries
India, No official status
  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
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 in
Bhojpuri-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Telugu Script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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)
  
Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani
  
Waddar
  
Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi
  
Chenchu
  
Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri
  
Manna-Dora
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
40.00 million
  
31
80.00 million
  
20
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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