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Bhojpuri vs Cebuano


Cebuano vs Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
0  
15
1  
14

National Language
India  
Philippines  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Philippines  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters  

Interesting Facts
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  

Similar To
Maithili and Magahi  
Hiligaynon Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Island of Cebu  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
43  
23
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
5  
2

How Many Consonants
34  
24
16  
6

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
3 weeks  
1

Greetings

Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)  
Hoy  

Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  
Salamat  

How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  
Kumusta man ka?  

Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)  
Maayong Hapon  

Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)  
Maayong Buntag  

Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  
Palihug  

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
Ikasubo ko  

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)  
Babay  

I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  
Gihigugma ko ikaw  

Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
Ekskyus mi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani  
Boholano  

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

How Many People Speak
16,000.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi  
Southern Kana  

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

How Many People Speak
380,000.00  
31
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri  
North Kana  

Where They Speak
India  
northern part of Leyte  

Total No. Of Dialects
13  
13
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
40.00 million  
31
Not Available  

Speaking Population
0.43 %  
31
0.32 %  
38

Native Speakers
40.00 million  
24
21.00 million  
36

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
14.50 million  
19

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  
Visayan  

Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan  

French Name
bhojpuri  
cebuano  

German Name
Bhojpuri  
Cebuano  

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Cebuano people  

History

Origin
19th Century  
16th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Bhojpuri  
Standard Cebuano  

Language Position
37  
29
62  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bho  
ceb  

ISO 639 2/B
bho  
ceb  

ISO 639 3
bho  
ceb  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
bhoj1246  
cebu1242  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Verb-Subject-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Bhojpuri and Cebuano Language History

Comparison of Bhojpuri vs Cebuano language history gives us differences between origin of Bhojpuri and Cebuano language. History of Bhojpuri language states that this language originated in 19th Century whereas history of Cebuano language states that this language originated in 16th century. 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 Cebuano Language History.

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Bhojpuri and Cebuano 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 Cebuano greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Bhojpuri and Cebuano language. Bhojpuri word for "Hello" is प्रणाम (prannam) or Cebuano word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Bhojpuri Greetings and Cebuano Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Bhojpuri vs Cebuano Difficulty

The Bhojpuri vs Cebuano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bhojpuri Alphabets and Cebuano 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 Cebuano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bhojpuri and Cebuano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bhojpuri is 44 weeks while to learn Cebuano time required is 3 weeks.

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