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
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 in
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Bhojpuri-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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)
  
Dialect 1
Bikol
  
Caribbean Hindustani
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
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
Dialect 3
Waray
  
Tharu Bhojpuri
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
India
  
How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00
  
13
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
90.00 million
  
17
40.00 million
  
31
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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
  
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.