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Kannada and Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India  
India, No official status  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
0  
15

National Language
Karnataka, India  
India  

Second Language
Goa  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  

Similar To
Telugu  
Maithili and Magahi  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
49  
29
43  
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
11  
8

How Many Consonants
35  
25
34  
24

Scripts
Kannada Script  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
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
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga  
Caribbean Hindustani  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

How Many People Speak
540,000.00  
33
16,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Urali  
Fiji Hindi  

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

How Many People Speak
6,440.00  
99+
380,000.00  
31

Dialect 3
Kurumba  
Tharu Bhojpuri  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  
India  

How Many People Speak
220,000.00  
23
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
13  
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million  
29
40.00 million  
31

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
26
0.43 %  
31

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
40.00 million  
24

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
21
Not Available  

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  

French Name
kannada  
bhojpuri  

German Name
Kannada  
Bhojpuri  

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  

Ethnicity
Kannadiga  
Not Available  

History

Origin
c. 450  
19th Century  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada  
Bhojpuri  

Language Position
31  
25
37  
29

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
kn  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan  
bho  

ISO 639 2/B
kan  
bho  

ISO 639 3
kan  
bho  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1305  
bhoj1246  

Linguasphere
No data available  
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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All Kannada 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 Kannada and Bhojpuri dialects. Various dialects of Kannada and Bhojpuri language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kannada are spoken in different Kannada Speaking Countries whereas Bhojpuri Dialects are spoken in different Bhojpuri speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kannada vs Bhojpuri Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kannada dialects include: Badaga, Urali. Bhojpuri dialects include: Caribbean Hindustani , Fiji Hindi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Kannada and Bhojpuri Speaking population

Kannada and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % 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 Kannada and Bhojpuri on Kannada vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kannada and Bhojpuri Language Codes

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