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Bhojpuri and Urdu


Urdu and Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
0   
15
2   
13

National Language
India   
Pakistan   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Pakistan   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Oceania   

Minority Language
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago   
India   

Regulated By
Not Available   
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan   

Interesting Facts
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  

Similar To
Maithili and Magahi   
Arabic and Hindi Languages   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Ghaznavid Persian Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
43   
23
52   
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11   
8
10   
7

How Many Consonants
34   
24
40   
29

Scripts
Devanagari   
Arabic   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)   
خوش آمديد   

Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)   
آپ کا شکریہ   

How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)   
آپ کیسے ہیں؟   

Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)   
گڈ نائٹ   

Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)   
سلام علیکم   

Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)   
گڈ آفٹر نون   

Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)   
گڈ مارننگ   

Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)   
براہ مہربانی   

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   
معاف کرنا   

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)   
الوداع   

I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)   
مجھے تم سے محبت   

Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   
معاف کیجئے گا   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani   
Dakhini   

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

How Many People Speak
16,000.00   
99+
11,000,000.00   
12

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi   
Hyderabadi Urdu   

Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America   
India   

How Many People Speak
380,000.00   
31
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri   
Rekhta   

Where They Speak
India   
South Asia   

Total No. Of Dialects
13   
13
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
40.00 million   
31
104.00 million   
15

Speaking Population
0.43 %   
31
0.99 %   
20

Native Speakers
40.00 million   
24
61.00 million   
19

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
43.00 million   
14

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)   
اُردُو   

Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas   
Bihari   

French Name
bhojpuri   
ourdou   

German Name
Bhojpuri   
Urdu   

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/   
[ˈʊrd̪u]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Not Available   

History

Origin
19th Century   
12th Century CE   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Bhojpuri   
Modern Standard Urdu   

Language Position
37   
29
20   
18

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Urdu   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
ur   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bho   
urd   

ISO 639 2/B
bho   
urd   

ISO 639 3
bho   
urd   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
bhoj1246   
urdu1245   

Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa   
59-AAF-q   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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

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Bhojpuri and Urdu Speaking population

Bhojpuri and Urdu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bhojpuri and Urdu languages can be compared. The total count of Bhojpuri and Urdu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 %. 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 Urdu on Bhojpuri vs Urdu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bhojpuri and Urdu Language Codes

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

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