Countries
India, No official status
  
Philippines
  
National Language
India
  
Philippines
  
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
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Commission on the Filipino Language
  
Interesting Facts
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
Similar To
Maithili and Magahi
  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Ilokano Braille, Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)
  
Kablaaw
  
Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
  
Agyamanak
  
How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
  
Kumusta?
  
Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Naimbag a rabii
  
Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Naimbag a sardam
  
Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Naimbag a malem
  
Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Naimbag a bigat
  
Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
  
Not available
  
Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
  
Agpakawanak
  
Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)
  
Pakada
  
I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
  
Ayayatenka
  
Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
  
Maawan-dayawen
  
Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani
  
Balangao
  
Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
  
Philippines
  
Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi
  
Bontoc
  
Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Philippines
  
Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri
  
Not present
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Not present
  
How Many People Speak?
40.00 million
  
31
9.10 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
40.00 million
  
24
9.10 million
  
99+
Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
  
ilokano
  
Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
  
Ilokano, Iloko
  
French Name
bhojpuri
  
ilocano
  
German Name
Bhojpuri
  
Ilokano-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Ilocano people
  
Origin
19th Century
  
18th 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
  
Modern Ilocano
  
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
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 2/B
bho
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 3
bho
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
bhoj1246
  
ilok1237
  
Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa
  
31-CBA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Bhojpuri and Ilocano 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 Ilocano greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Bhojpuri and Ilocano language. Bhojpuri word for "Hello" is प्रणाम (prannam) or Ilocano word for "Thank You" is Agyamanak. Find more of such common Bhojpuri Greetings and Ilocano Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Bhojpuri vs Ilocano Difficulty
The Bhojpuri vs Ilocano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bhojpuri Alphabets and Ilocano 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 Ilocano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bhojpuri and Ilocano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bhojpuri is 44 weeks while to learn Ilocano time required is Not Available.