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Bhojpuri vs Kannada


Kannada vs Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status  
India, Karnataka, India  

Total No. Of Countries
0  
15
1  
14

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

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

Alphabets
43  
23
49  
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
14  
11

How Many Consonants
34  
24
35  
25

Scripts
Devanagari  
Kannada Script  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

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)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani  
Badaga  

Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  

How Many People Speak
16,000.00  
99+
540,000.00  
33

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi  
Urali  

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

How Many People Speak
380,000.00  
31
6,440.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri  
Kurumba  

Where They Speak
India  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
220,000.00  
23

Total No. Of Dialects
13  
13
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
40.00 million  
31
49.00 million  
29

Speaking Population
0.43 %  
31
0.58 %  
26

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  

History

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  

Language Position
37  
29
31  
25

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

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  

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Bhojpuri and Kannada Language History

Comparison of Bhojpuri vs Kannada language history gives us differences between origin of Bhojpuri and Kannada language. History of Bhojpuri language states that this language originated in 19th Century whereas history of Kannada language states that this language originated in c. 450. 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 Kannada Language History.

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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.

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