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Ilocano vs Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri vs Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
India, No official status  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
0  
15

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

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

Alphabets
32  
14
43  
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
11  
8

How Many Consonants
20  
10
34  
24

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

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)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao  
Caribbean Hindustani  

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

How Many People Speak
21,000.00  
99+
16,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Bontoc  
Fiji Hindi  

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

How Many People Speak
41,000.00  
39
380,000.00  
31

Dialect 3
Not present  
Tharu Bhojpuri  

Where They Speak
Not present  
India  

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
13  
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.10 million  
99+
40.00 million  
31

Speaking Population
0.14 %  
99+
0.43 %  
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  

History

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  

Language Position
94  
99+
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
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  

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Ilocano and Bhojpuri Language History

Comparison of Ilocano vs Bhojpuri language history gives us differences between origin of Ilocano and Bhojpuri language. History of Ilocano language states that this language originated in 18th 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 Ilocano and Bhojpuri Language History.

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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.

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