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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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