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Konkani vs Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri vs 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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Konkani and Bhojpuri Language History

Comparison of Konkani vs Bhojpuri language history gives us differences between origin of Konkani and Bhojpuri language. History of Konkani language states that this language originated in 1209 A.D. 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 Konkani and Bhojpuri Language History.

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

Konkani vs Bhojpuri Difficulty

The Konkani vs Bhojpuri difficulty level basically depends on the number of Konkani 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 Konkani and Bhojpuri are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Konkani and Bhojpuri, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Konkani is 4 weeks while to learn Bhojpuri time required is 44 weeks.

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