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Punjabi and Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
India, No official status   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
0   
15

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

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

Alphabets
53   
32
43   
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
11   
8

How Many Consonants
41   
30
34   
24

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   
Devanagari   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks   
3
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

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)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari   
Caribbean Hindustani   

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

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00   
22
16,000.00   
99+

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
380,000.00   
31

Dialect 3
Doabi   
Tharu Bhojpuri   

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India   
India   

Total No. Of Dialects
30   
24
13   
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million   
12
40.00 million   
31

Speaking Population
1.44 %   
11
0.43 %   
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   

History

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   
37   
29

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

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   

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

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Punjabi and Bhojpuri Speaking population

Punjabi and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % 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 Punjabi and Bhojpuri on Punjabi vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

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