Countries
India, No official status
  
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
National Language
India
  
Iran
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
  
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Balochi Academy, National Languages 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.
  
- Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
- Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
  
Similar To
Maithili and Magahi
  
Kurdish and Persian
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
  
Alphabets in
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Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Perso-Arabic script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)
  
Salam
  
Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
  
mana bebahgsh
  
How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
  
chone tao?
  
Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)
  
jawáin shap
  
Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)
  
jawáin begáh
  
Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)
  
jawáin sawáh
  
Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
  
Mihrabani kan
  
Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
  
bebaksh / bebagsh
  
Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)
  
bye
  
I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
  
Tu mana doost biyeh
  
Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
  
mana bebahgsh
  
Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani
  
Eastern Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi
  
Western Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00
  
20
Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri
  
Southern Balochi
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
3,400,000.00
  
10
How Many People Speak?
40.00 million
  
31
7.60 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
40.00 million
  
24
7.60 million
  
99+
Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
  
بلوچی
  
Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
  
Baluchi
  
French Name
bhojpuri
  
baloutchi
  
German Name
Bhojpuri
  
Belutschisch
  
Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
  
Origin
19th Century
  
19th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Bhojpuri
  
Balochi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data Available
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
bho
  
bal
  
ISO 639 2/B
bho
  
bal
  
ISO 639 3
bho
  
bal
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
bhoj1246
  
balo1260
  
Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa
  
58-AAB-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Bhojpuri and Balochi 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 Balochi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Bhojpuri and Balochi language. Bhojpuri word for "Hello" is प्रणाम (prannam) or Balochi word for "Thank You" is mana bebahgsh. Find more of such common Bhojpuri Greetings and Balochi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Bhojpuri vs Balochi Difficulty
The Bhojpuri vs Balochi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bhojpuri Alphabets and Balochi 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 Balochi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bhojpuri and Balochi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bhojpuri is 44 weeks while to learn Balochi time required is 44 weeks.