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Bhojpuri vs Telugu


Telugu vs Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  

Total No. Of Countries
0  
15
4  
11

National Language
India  
Andra Pradesh, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Karnataka  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh  

Interesting Facts
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  
  • Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
  • Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  

Similar To
Maithili and Magahi  
Tamil  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
43  
23
60  
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
19  
16

How Many Consonants
34  
24
41  
30

Scripts
Devanagari  
Telugu Script  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)  
హలో (Halō)  

Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  

How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  

Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  

Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  

Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)  
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  

Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)  
బై (Bai)  

I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  

Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani  
Waddar  

Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  

How Many People Speak
16,000.00  
99+
170,000.00  
39

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi  
Chenchu  

Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  

How Many People Speak
380,000.00  
31
26,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri  
Manna-Dora  

Where They Speak
India  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
30,000.00  
32

Total No. Of Dialects
13  
13
38  
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
40.00 million  
31
80.00 million  
20

Speaking Population
0.43 %  
31
1.15 %  
15

Native Speakers
40.00 million  
24
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
5.00 million  
29

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  
తెలుగు (telugu)  

Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan  

French Name
bhojpuri  
télougou  

German Name
Bhojpuri  
Telugu-Sprache  

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Telugu people  

History

Origin
19th Century  
c. 575  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Early Telugu epigraphy  

Standard Forms
Bhojpuri  
Telugu  

Language Position
37  
29
15  
14

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
te  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bho  
tel  

ISO 639 2/B
bho  
tel  

ISO 639 3
bho  
tel  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
bhoj1246  
telu1262  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Bhojpuri and Telugu Language History

Comparison of Bhojpuri vs Telugu language history gives us differences between origin of Bhojpuri and Telugu language. History of Bhojpuri language states that this language originated in 19th Century whereas history of Telugu language states that this language originated in c. 575. 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 Telugu Language History.

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

Bhojpuri vs Telugu Difficulty

The Bhojpuri vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bhojpuri Alphabets and Telugu 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 Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bhojpuri and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bhojpuri is 44 weeks while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.

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