Countries
India, No official status
South Africa
National Language
India
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Not Available
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Interesting Facts
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
Similar To
Maithili and Magahi
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)
Molo
Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
Unjani
Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)
Molo
Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
Ndicela
Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi
Thembu
Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri
Hlubi
Where They Speak
India
South Africa
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
bhojpuri
xhosa
German Name
Bhojpuri
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
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Ethnicity
Not Available
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
19th Century
16th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Bhojpuri
isiXhosa
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
xh
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
bhoj1246
xhos1239
Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Bhojpuri and Xhosa 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 Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Bhojpuri and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bhojpuri are spoken in different Bhojpuri Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bhojpuri vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bhojpuri dialects include: Caribbean Hindustani, Fiji Hindi. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Bhojpuri and Xhosa Speaking population
Bhojpuri and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bhojpuri and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Bhojpuri and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 %. 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 Xhosa on Bhojpuri vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Bhojpuri and Xhosa Language Codes
Bhojpuri and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bhojpuri and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.