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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Bhojpuri-Alphabets.jpg#200
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
Cebuano 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 Cebuano and Bhojpuri greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Cebuano and Bhojpuri language. Cebuano word for "Hello" is Hoy or Bhojpuri word for "Thank You" is धन्वाद (dhanvaad). Find more of such common Cebuano Greetings and Bhojpuri Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Cebuano vs Bhojpuri Difficulty
The Cebuano vs Bhojpuri difficulty level basically depends on the number of Cebuano 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 Cebuano and Bhojpuri are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Cebuano and Bhojpuri, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Cebuano is 3 weeks while to learn Bhojpuri time required is 44 weeks.