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Marathi and Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri and Marathi


Countries

Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra   
India, No official status   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
0   
15

National Language
India   
India   

Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius   
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago   

Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  

Similar To
Konkani Language   
Maithili and Magahi   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.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
हॅलो (Hĕlō)   
प्रणाम (prannam)   

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)   
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)   

How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)   
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)   

Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)   

Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)   
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   

Bye
बाय (Bāya)   
प्रणाम (prannam)   

I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)   
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)   

Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)   
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani   
Caribbean Hindustani   

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

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
23
16,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Varhadi   
Fiji Hindi   

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

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00   
12
380,000.00   
31

Dialect 3
Khandeshi   
Tharu Bhojpuri   

Where They Speak
Khandesh   
India   

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00   
15
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
42   
29
13   
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million   
25
40.00 million   
31

Speaking Population
1.10 %   
18
0.43 %   
31

Native Speakers
68.00 million   
16
40.00 million   
24

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million   
32
Not Available   

Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)   
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)   

Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu   
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas   

French Name
marathe   
bhojpuri   

German Name
Marathi   
Bhojpuri   

Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]   
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/   

Ethnicity
Marathi people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
10th century   
19th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Marathi   
Bhojpuri   

Language Position
17   
15
37   
29

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mr   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mar   
bho   

ISO 639 2/B
mar   
bho   

ISO 639 3
mar   
bho   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mara1378   
bhoj1246   

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

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Marathi and Bhojpuri Speaking population

Marathi and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % 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 Marathi and Bhojpuri on Marathi vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Marathi and Bhojpuri Language Codes

Marathi and Bhojpuri language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Marathi and Bhojpuri Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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