Countries
India, Pakistan
  
India, No official status
  
National Language
India, Pakistan
  
India
  
Second Language
Pakistan
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  
Similar To
Hindi Language
  
Maithili and Magahi
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
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Bhojpuri-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
प्रणाम (prannam)
  
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
  
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
  
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
  
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
  
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
प्रणाम (prannam)
  
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
  
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
  
Dialect 1
Pothohari
  
Caribbean Hindustani
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
Dialect 2
Saraiki
  
Fiji Hindi
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
Dialect 3
Doabi
  
Tharu Bhojpuri
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
India
  
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million
  
12
40.00 million
  
31
Native Speakers
100.00 million
  
11
40.00 million
  
24
Second Language Speakers
54.30 million
  
12
Not Available
  
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
  
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
  
French Name
pendjabi
  
bhojpuri
  
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Bhojpuri
  
Pronunciation
Not Availble
  
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
  
Ethnicity
Punjabis
  
Not Available
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
19th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
  
Bhojpuri
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
pa
  
No data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pan
  
bho
  
ISO 639 2/B
pan
  
bho
  
ISO 639 3
pan
  
bho
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
panj1256
  
bhoj1246
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
59-AAF-sa
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available