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Hausa and Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri and Hausa


Countries

Countries
Nigeria   
India, No official status   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
0   
15

National Language
Gambia, Nigeria   
India   

Second Language
Nigeria   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo   
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
  • There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
  
  • 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
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
43   
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
11   
8

How Many Consonants
32   
22
34   
24

Scripts
Latin   
Devanagari   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
sannu   
प्रणाम (prannam)   

Thank You
gode ku   
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)   

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

Good Night
mai kyau dare   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Good Evening
barka da yamma   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Good Afternoon
barka da rana   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Good Morning
mai kyau safe   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Please
Don Allah   
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)   

Sorry
yi hakuri   
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   

Bye
sai anjima   
प्रणाम (prannam)   

I Love You
Ina son ku   
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)   

Excuse Me
gafara dai   
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gaananci   
Caribbean Hindustani   

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

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
16,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci   
Fiji Hindi   

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

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
380,000.00   
31

Dialect 3
Daragaram   
Tharu Bhojpuri   

Where They Speak
Niger   
India   

Total No. Of Dialects
20   
18
13   
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
50.00 million   
28
40.00 million   
31

Speaking Population
0.52 %   
28
0.43 %   
31

Native Speakers
35.00 million   
27
40.00 million   
24

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million   
18
Not Available   

Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)   
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)   

Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa   
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas   

French Name
haoussa   
bhojpuri   

German Name
Haussa-Sprache   
Bhojpuri   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/   

Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
14   
19th Century   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Chadic   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Hausa   
Bhojpuri   

Language Position
34   
27
37   
29

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ha   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hau   
bho   

ISO 639 2/B
hau   
bho   

ISO 639 3
hau   
bho   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
haus1257   
bhoj1246   

Linguasphere
19-HAA-b   
59-AAF-sa   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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All Hausa 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 Hausa and Bhojpuri dialects. Various dialects of Hausa and Bhojpuri language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hausa are spoken in different Hausa Speaking Countries whereas Bhojpuri Dialects are spoken in different Bhojpuri speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hausa vs Bhojpuri Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hausa dialects include: Gaananci, Kurhwayanci. Bhojpuri dialects include: Caribbean Hindustani , Fiji Hindi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Hausa and Bhojpuri Speaking population

Hausa and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hausa and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Hausa and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 % 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 Hausa and Bhojpuri on Hausa vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Hausa and Bhojpuri Language Codes

Hausa and Bhojpuri language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hausa and Bhojpuri Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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