Countries
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
India, No official status
National Language
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
India
Second Language
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Asia
Minority Language
South Africa
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
Similar To
Not Available
Maithili and Magahi
Derived From
Latin
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)
Thank You
Thank you
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
How Are You?
How are you?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
Good Night
Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Evening
Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Afternoon
Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Morning
Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)
Please
Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
Sorry
Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
I Love You
I love you
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
Excuse Me
Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Dialect 1
American English
Caribbean Hindustani
Where They Speak
United States of America
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Dialect 2
Hiberno-English
Fiji Hindi
Where They Speak
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
Dialect 3
Welsh English
Tharu Bhojpuri
Where They Speak
United Kingdom
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
English
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
Alternative Names
Not Available
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
French Name
anglais
bhojpuri
German Name
Englisch
Bhojpuri
Pronunciation
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
Ethnicity
Not Available
Not Available
Origin
5th Century AD
19th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard English
Bhojpuri
Signed Forms
Signed English
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
en
No data Available
ISO 639 6
engs
Not Available
Glottocode
stan1293
bhoj1246
Linguasphere
52-ABA
59-AAF-sa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
Not Available