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Konkani and Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri and Konkani


Countries

Countries
India   
India, No official status   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
0   
15

National Language
India   
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
Govenment of Goa   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  

Similar To
Marathi   
Maithili and Magahi   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
52   
31
43   
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16   
13
11   
8

How Many Consonants
36   
26
34   
24

Scripts
Devanagari   
Devanagari   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks   
2
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Namaskar   
प्रणाम (prannam)   

Thank You
Dev Borem Korum   
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)   

How Are You?
kaso assa?   
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)   

Good Night
Rati Boren Zavonn   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Good Evening
Sanj Borem Zavonn   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Good Morning
Dis Borem Zavonn   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Please
Chike   
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)   

Sorry
Maf kor   
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   

Bye
Adeus   
प्रणाम (prannam)   

I Love You
hav tujo mog korta.   
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)   

Excuse Me
upkar korxi   
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Antruz   
Caribbean Hindustani   

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

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
16,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Not present   
Fiji Hindi   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
380,000.00   
31

Dialect 3
Not present   
Tharu Bhojpuri   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
India   

Total No. Of Dialects
1   
1
13   
13

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
0.43 %   
31

Native Speakers
7.40 million   
99+
40.00 million   
24

Native Name
Kōṅkaṇī   
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)   

Alternative Names
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese   
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas   

French Name
konkani   
bhojpuri   

German Name
Konkani   
Bhojpuri   

Pronunciation
kõkɳi   
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/   

Ethnicity
Konkanis   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1209 A.D.   
19th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European 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
Kokani   
Bhojpuri   

Language Position
Not Available   
37   
29

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kok   
bho   

ISO 639 2/B
kok   
bho   

ISO 639 3
kok   
bho   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
goan1235   
bhoj1246   

Linguasphere
No data available   
59-AAF-sa   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Konkani 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 Konkani and Bhojpuri dialects. Various dialects of Konkani and Bhojpuri language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Konkani are spoken in different Konkani Speaking Countries whereas Bhojpuri Dialects are spoken in different Bhojpuri speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Konkani vs Bhojpuri Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Konkani dialects include: Antruz Bhojpuri dialects include: Caribbean Hindustani , Fiji Hindi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Konkani and Bhojpuri Speaking population

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Konkani and Bhojpuri Language Codes

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