Countries
Philippines
India, No official status
National Language
Philippines
India
Second Language
Philippines
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
Similar To
Hiligaynon Language
Maithili and Magahi
Derived From
Island of Cebu
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Hoy
प्रणाम (prannam)
Thank You
Salamat
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
Good Night
Maayong Gabii
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Evening
Maayong Gabii
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Morning
Maayong Buntag
राम राम (raam raam)
Please
Palihug
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
Sorry
Ikasubo ko
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Bye
Babay
प्रणाम (prannam)
I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Dialect 1
Boholano
Caribbean Hindustani
Where They Speak
Bohol
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Southern Kana
Fiji Hindi
Where They Speak
southern Leyte
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
North Kana
Tharu Bhojpuri
Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
India
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Visayan
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
French Name
cebuano
bhojpuri
German Name
Cebuano
Bhojpuri
Pronunciation
Not Available
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
Ethnicity
Cebuano people
Not Available
Origin
16th century
19th Century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
Bhojpuri
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
cebu1242
bhoj1246
Linguasphere
No data Available
59-AAF-sa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Cebuano and Bhojpuri Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Cebuano and Bhojpuri dialects. Various dialects of Cebuano and Bhojpuri language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Cebuano are spoken in different Cebuano Speaking Countries whereas Bhojpuri Dialects are spoken in different Bhojpuri speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Cebuano vs Bhojpuri Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Cebuano dialects include: Boholano, Southern Kana. Bhojpuri dialects include: Caribbean Hindustani , Fiji Hindi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Cebuano and Bhojpuri Speaking population
Cebuano and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Cebuano and Bhojpuri on Cebuano vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Cebuano and Bhojpuri Language Codes
Cebuano and Bhojpuri language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Cebuano and Bhojpuri Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.