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Bhojpuri vs Oromo


Oromo vs Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

Total No. Of Countries
0  
15
2  
13

National Language
India  
Ethiopia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  
Somalia  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Maithili and Magahi  
Somali Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
43  
23
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
10  
7

How Many Consonants
34  
24
24  
14

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)  
akkam  

Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  
Galatoomi  

How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  
Attam jirta/jirtu?  

Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)  
Nagayattii buli  

Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)  
Akkam waarite  

Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)  
Attam oolte / ooltan  

Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)  
Attam bulte/bultan  

Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  
Maaloo  

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
naa dhiisi  

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)  
Nagayattii!  

I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  
Sin jaaladha  

Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
Maaloo na dabarsi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani  
Borana  

Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

How Many People Speak
16,000.00  
99+
4,000,000.00  
19

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi  
Orma  

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

How Many People Speak
380,000.00  
31
66,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri  
Wata  

Where They Speak
India  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
13,000.00  
33

Total No. Of Dialects
13  
13
17  
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
40.00 million  
31
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.43 %  
31
0.36 %  
36

Native Speakers
40.00 million  
24
24.00 million  
33

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  
Afaan Oromo  

Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  
Afaan Oromoo  

French Name
bhojpuri  
galla  

German Name
Bhojpuri  
Galla-Sprache  

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Oromos  

History

Origin
19th Century  
16  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Cushitic  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Bhojpuri  
Afaan Oromo  

Language Position
37  
29
91  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
om  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bho  
orm  

ISO 639 2/B
bho  
orm  

ISO 639 3
bho  
orm  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
bhoj1246  
nucl1736  

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 Oromo Language History

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

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

Bhojpuri vs Oromo Difficulty

The Bhojpuri vs Oromo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bhojpuri Alphabets and Oromo 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 Oromo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bhojpuri and Oromo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bhojpuri is 44 weeks while to learn Oromo time required is Not Available.

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