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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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