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Bhojpuri and Yoruba


Yoruba and Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status   
Benin, Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
0   
15
2   
13

National Language
India   
Nigeria   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago   
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Yoruba Academy   

Interesting Facts
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  
  • One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
  • In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
  

Similar To
Maithili and Magahi   
Owo and Itsekiri languages   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Bhojpuri-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200   

Alphabets
43   
23
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11   
8
12   
9

How Many Consonants
34   
24
17   
7

Scripts
Devanagari   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)   
Ẹ n lẹ   

Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)   
e dupe   

How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)   
Bawo ni o se wa   

Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)   
Kasun layọ o   

Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)   
ka a ale   

Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)   
e kaasan   

Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)   
e kaaro   

Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)   
Jowo   

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   
binu   

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)   
bye   

I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)   
mo nifẹ rẹ   

Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   
mo tọrọ gafara   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani   
Itsekiri   

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

How Many People Speak
16,000.00   
99+
500,000.00   
34

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi   
Ede   

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

How Many People Speak
380,000.00   
31
800,000.00   
27

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri   
Ulukwumi   

Where They Speak
India   
Nigeria   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
10,000.00   
34

Total No. Of Dialects
13   
13
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
40.00 million   
31
30.00 million   
36

Speaking Population
0.43 %   
31
0.42 %   
32

Native Speakers
40.00 million   
24
28.00 million   
29

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)   
Yorùbá   

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

French Name
bhojpuri   
yoruba   

German Name
Bhojpuri   
Yoruba-Sprache   

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Yoruba people   

History

Origin
19th Century   
4 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Western Sudanic   

Branch
Not Available   
Kwa   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Bhojpuri   
Yorùbá   

Language Position
37   
29
49   
36

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Yoruba Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
yo   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bho   
yor   

ISO 639 2/B
bho   
yor   

ISO 639 3
bho   
yor   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
bhoj1246   
yoru1245   

Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Analytic, Isolating   

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

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Bhojpuri and Yoruba Speaking population

Bhojpuri and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bhojpuri and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Bhojpuri and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 %. 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 Yoruba on Bhojpuri vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bhojpuri and Yoruba Language Codes

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