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Filipino vs Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri vs Filipino


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
India, No official status  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
0  
15

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
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  

Similar To
Tagalog Language  
Maithili and Magahi  

Derived From
Spanish Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
28  
10
43  
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
11  
8

How Many Consonants
23  
13
34  
24

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Kumusta  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

Thank You
Salamat  
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  

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

Good Night
magandang gabi  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Evening
Magandang gabi  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Morning
Magandang umaga  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Please
Mangyaring  
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  

Sorry
pinagsisisihan  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Bye
Paalam  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

I Love You
Mahal kita  
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  

Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bikol  
Caribbean Hindustani  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
16,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hiligaynon  
Fiji Hindi  

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

How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00  
11
380,000.00  
31

Dialect 3
Waray  
Tharu Bhojpuri  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
India  

How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00  
13
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
13  
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
90.00 million  
17
40.00 million  
31

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.43 %  
31

Native Speakers
45.00 million  
23
40.00 million  
24

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million  
13
Not Available  

Native Name
filipino  
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  

Alternative Names
Pilipino  
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  

French Name
filipino; pilipino  
bhojpuri  

German Name
Pilipino  
Bhojpuri  

Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Not Available  

History

Origin
16th Century  
19th Century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Filipino  
Bhojpuri  

Language Position
Not Available  
37  
29

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No Data Available  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fil  
bho  

ISO 639 2/B
fil  
bho  

ISO 639 3
fil  
bho  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
fili1244  
bhoj1246  

Linguasphere
No Data Available  
59-AAF-sa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Filipino and Bhojpuri Language History

Comparison of Filipino vs Bhojpuri language history gives us differences between origin of Filipino and Bhojpuri language. History of Filipino language states that this language originated in 16th Century 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 Filipino and Bhojpuri Language History.

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

Filipino vs Bhojpuri Difficulty

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

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