Countries
India, No official status
  
India, Karnataka, India
  
National Language
India
  
Karnataka, India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Goa
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
  
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
Interesting Facts
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
Similar To
Maithili and Magahi
  
Telugu
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Bhojpuri-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Kannada Script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)
  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
  
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
  
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)
  
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)
  
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)
  
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)
  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)
  
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani
  
Badaga
  
Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi
  
Urali
  
Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
kerala
  
Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri
  
Kurumba
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
40.00 million
  
31
49.00 million
  
29
Native Speakers
40.00 million
  
24
38.00 million
  
26
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
11.00 million
  
21
Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
  
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
French Name
bhojpuri
  
kannada
  
German Name
Bhojpuri
  
Kannada
  
Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
  
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Kannadiga
  
Origin
19th Century
  
c. 450
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
Standard Forms
Bhojpuri
  
Modern Kannada
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data Available
  
kn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
bho
  
kan
  
ISO 639 2/B
bho
  
kan
  
ISO 639 3
bho
  
kan
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
bhoj1246
  
nucl1305
  
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
  
Bhojpuri and Kannada 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 Kannada greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Bhojpuri and Kannada language. Bhojpuri word for "Hello" is प्रणाम (prannam) or Kannada word for "Thank You" is ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu). Find more of such common Bhojpuri Greetings and Kannada Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Bhojpuri vs Kannada Difficulty
The Bhojpuri vs Kannada difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bhojpuri Alphabets and Kannada 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 Kannada are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bhojpuri and Kannada, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bhojpuri is 44 weeks while to learn Kannada time required is 44 weeks.