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Bhojpuri vs Akan


Akan vs Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status  
Ghana, Ivory coast  

Total No. Of Countries
0  
15
2  
13

National Language
India  
Ghana  

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  
Benin, United States of America  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Akan Orthography Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  
  • Ghana has over 100 ethnic groups living, and Akan is one of the largest tribe.
  • Akan language came in South America, notably Suriname and Jamaica through slave trade.
  

Similar To
Maithili and Magahi  
Not Available  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
43  
23
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
10  
7

How Many Consonants
34  
24
16  
6

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin  

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)  
ete-sen  

Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  
meda ase  

How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  
wo ho te sɛn?  

Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)  
maadwo  

Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)  
maadwo  

Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)  
maaha  

Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)  
maakye  

Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  
wae  

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
Kafra  

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)  
bye  

I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  
Me doכ wo  

Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
mepa wo kyɛw  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani  
Asante  

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

How Many People Speak
16,000.00  
99+
9,000,000.00  
13

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi  
Akuapem  

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

How Many People Speak
380,000.00  
31
9,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri  
Fante  

Where They Speak
India  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
1,900,000.00  
15

Total No. Of Dialects
13  
13
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
40.00 million  
31
11.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.43 %  
31
0.17 %  
99+

Native Speakers
40.00 million  
24
11.00 million  
99+

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  
Akan  

Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  
Not Available  

French Name
bhojpuri  
akan  

German Name
Bhojpuri  
Akan-Sprache  

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Akan people  

History

Origin
19th Century  
15  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Bhojpuri  
Akan  

Language Position
37  
29
104  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
ak  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bho  
aka  

ISO 639 2/B
bho  
aka  

ISO 639 3
bho  
aka  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
bhoj1246  
akan1251  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Bhojpuri and Akan Language History

Comparison of Bhojpuri vs Akan language history gives us differences between origin of Bhojpuri and Akan language. History of Bhojpuri language states that this language originated in 19th Century whereas history of Akan language states that this language originated in 15. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Bhojpuri and Akan Language History.

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Bhojpuri and Akan Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Bhojpuri and Akan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Bhojpuri and Akan language. Bhojpuri word for "Hello" is प्रणाम (prannam) or Akan word for "Thank You" is meda ase. Find more of such common Bhojpuri Greetings and Akan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Bhojpuri vs Akan Difficulty

The Bhojpuri vs Akan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bhojpuri Alphabets and Akan Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Bhojpuri and Akan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bhojpuri and Akan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bhojpuri is 44 weeks while to learn Akan time required is 44 weeks.

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