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Catalan vs Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri vs Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  
India, No official status  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
0  
15

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  
India  

Second Language
Spain  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  
Maithili and Magahi  

Derived From
Latin  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  
Bhojpuri-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
27  
9
43  
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
11  
8

How Many Consonants
23  
13
34  
24

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Hola  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

Thank You
Gràcies  
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  

How Are You?
Com estàs?  
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  

Good Night
Bona nit  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Evening
Bona nit  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Morning
Bon dia  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Please
Sisplau  
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  

Sorry
Perdó!  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Bye
Adéu  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

I Love You
T'estimo  
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  

Excuse Me
Dispensi!  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló  
Caribbean Hindustani  

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
35
16,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Valencian  
Fiji Hindi  

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

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
19
380,000.00  
31

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Tharu Bhojpuri  

Where They Speak
Spain  
India  

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
13  
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million  
99+
40.00 million  
31

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.43 %  
31

Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
40.00 million  
24

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
28
Not Available  

Native Name
català  
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  

French Name
catalan; valencien  
bhojpuri  

German Name
Katalanisch  
Bhojpuri  

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  

Ethnicity
Catalan people  
Not Available  

History

Origin
c. 1028  
19th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  
Bhojpuri  

Language Position
Not Available  
37  
29

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ca  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat  
bho  

ISO 639 2/B
cat  
bho  

ISO 639 3
cat  
bho  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
stan1289  
bhoj1246  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e  
59-AAF-sa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Catalan and Bhojpuri Language History

Comparison of Catalan vs Bhojpuri language history gives us differences between origin of Catalan and Bhojpuri language. History of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028 whereas history of Bhojpuri language states that this language originated in 19th Century. 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 Catalan and Bhojpuri Language History.

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

Catalan vs Bhojpuri Difficulty

The Catalan vs Bhojpuri difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan Alphabets and Bhojpuri 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 Catalan and Bhojpuri are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Bhojpuri, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Bhojpuri time required is 44 weeks.

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