Countries
Philippines
  
India, No official status
  
National Language
Philippines
  
India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
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
Commission on the Filipino Language
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
- 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, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
  
Maithili and Magahi
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Bhojpuri-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Kablaaw
  
प्रणाम (prannam)
  
Thank You
Agyamanak
  
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
  
How Are You?
Kumusta?
  
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
  
Good Night
Naimbag a rabii
  
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam
  
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem
  
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat
  
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Please
Not available
  
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
  
Sorry
Agpakawanak
  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
  
Bye
Pakada
  
प्रणाम (prannam)
  
I Love You
Ayayatenka
  
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
  
Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen
  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
  
Dialect 1
Balangao
  
Caribbean Hindustani
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
  
Dialect 2
Bontoc
  
Fiji Hindi
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Dialect 3
Not present
  
Tharu Bhojpuri
  
Where They Speak
Not present
  
India
  
How Many People Speak?
9.10 million
  
99+
40.00 million
  
31
Native Speakers
9.10 million
  
99+
40.00 million
  
24
Native Name
ilokano
  
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
  
Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko
  
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
  
French Name
ilocano
  
bhojpuri
  
German Name
Ilokano-Sprache
  
Bhojpuri
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
  
Ethnicity
Ilocano people
  
Not Available
  
Origin
18th 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
Modern Ilocano
  
Bhojpuri
  
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
ilo
  
bho
  
ISO 639 2/B
ilo
  
bho
  
ISO 639 3
ilo
  
bho
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
ilok1237
  
bhoj1246
  
Linguasphere
31-CBA-a
  
59-AAF-sa
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ilocano 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 Ilocano and Bhojpuri greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Ilocano and Bhojpuri language. Ilocano word for "Hello" is Kablaaw or Bhojpuri word for "Thank You" is धन्वाद (dhanvaad). Find more of such common Ilocano Greetings and Bhojpuri Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Ilocano vs Bhojpuri Difficulty
The Ilocano vs Bhojpuri difficulty level basically depends on the number of Ilocano 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 Ilocano and Bhojpuri are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Ilocano and Bhojpuri, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Ilocano is Not Available while to learn Bhojpuri time required is 44 weeks.