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Sundanese and Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri and Sundanese


Countries

Countries
West Java  
India, No official status  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
0  
15

National Language
Indonesia  
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
Not Available  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  

Similar To
Madurese and Malay Languages  
Maithili and Magahi  

Derived From
Not Available  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available  
43  
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
11  
8

How Many Consonants
16  
6
34  
24

Scripts
Latin, Sundanese  
Devanagari  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available  
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Halo  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

Thank You
Nuhun  
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  

How Are You?
Kumaha kabarna?  
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  

Good Night
Wilujeng kulem  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Evening
Wilujeng wengi  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Afternoon
Wilujeng siang  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Morning
Wilujeng énjing  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Please
Mangga  
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  

Sorry
Hapunten  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Bye
Wilujeng angkat  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

I Love You
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun  
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  

Excuse Me
Punten  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western dialect  
Caribbean Hindustani  

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

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
16,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern dialect  
Fiji Hindi  

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

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
380,000.00  
31

Dialect 3
Priangan dialect  
Tharu Bhojpuri  

Where They Speak
Bandung  
India  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
13  
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
39.00 million  
32
40.00 million  
31

Speaking Population
0.57 %  
27
0.43 %  
31

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
40.00 million  
24

Native Name
Not Available  
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  

Alternative Names
Priangan, Sunda  
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  

French Name
soundanais  
bhojpuri  

German Name
Sundanesisch  
Bhojpuri  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  

Ethnicity
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui  
Not Available  

History

Origin
5th century AD  
19th Century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Sundanese  
Bhojpuri  

Language Position
Not Available  
37  
29

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
su  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sun  
bho  

ISO 639 2/B
sun  
bho  

ISO 639 3
sun  
bho  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
sund1251  
bhoj1246  

Linguasphere
No data available  
59-AAF-sa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

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Sundanese and Bhojpuri Speaking population

Sundanese and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sundanese and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Sundanese and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 % 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 Sundanese and Bhojpuri on Sundanese vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Sundanese and Bhojpuri Language Codes

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

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