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Japanese vs Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri vs Japanese


Countries

Countries
Japan   
India, No official status   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
0   
15

National Language
Japan   
India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific   
Asia   

Minority Language
Palau   
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago   

Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  

Similar To
Korean Language   
Maithili and Magahi   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
99   
40
43   
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
11   
8

How Many Consonants
14   
4
34   
24

Scripts
Kana   
Devanagari   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)   
प्रणाम (prannam)   

Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)   
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)   

How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)   
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)   

Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)   
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)   

Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)   
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   

Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)   
प्रणाम (prannam)   

I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)   
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)   

Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)   
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sanuki   
Caribbean Hindustani   

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

How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00   
28
16,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Hakata   
Fiji Hindi   

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

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
380,000.00   
31

Dialect 3
Kansai   
Tharu Bhojpuri   

Where They Speak
kansai   
India   

Total No. Of Dialects
31   
25
13   
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
128.00 million   
14
40.00 million   
31

Speaking Population
1.90 %   
10
0.43 %   
31

Native Speakers
128.00 million   
9
40.00 million   
24

Native Name
日本語   
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas   

French Name
japonais   
bhojpuri   

German Name
Japanisch   
Bhojpuri   

Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]   
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/   

Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1185   
19th Century   

Language Family
Japonic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Japanese   
Bhojpuri   

Language Position
8   
8
37   
29

Signed Forms
Signed Japanese   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ja   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
jpn   
bho   

ISO 639 2/B
jpn   
bho   

ISO 639 3
jpn   
bho   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1643   
bhoj1246   

Linguasphere
45-CAA-a   
59-AAF-sa   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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Japanese and Bhojpuri Language History

Comparison of Japanese vs Bhojpuri language history gives us differences between origin of Japanese and Bhojpuri language. History of Japanese language states that this language originated in 1185 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 Japanese and Bhojpuri Language History.

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

Japanese vs Bhojpuri Difficulty

The Japanese vs Bhojpuri difficulty level basically depends on the number of Japanese 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 Japanese and Bhojpuri are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Japanese and Bhojpuri, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Japanese is 88 weeks while to learn Bhojpuri time required is 44 weeks.

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