Countries
India, No official status
Philippines
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 in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
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
Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani
Boholano
Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Bohol
How Many People Speak
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
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri
North Kana
Where They Speak
India
northern part of Leyte
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
Origin
19th Century
16th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Bhojpuri
Standard Cebuano
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
bhoj1246
cebu1242
Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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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.