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Swahili and Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri and Swahili


Countries

Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya   
India, No official status   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
0   
15

National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania   
India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago   

Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
    •   
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  

Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages   
Maithili and Magahi   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24   
6
43   
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
11   
8

How Many Consonants
21   
11
34   
24

Scripts
Latin   
Devanagari   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Habari   
प्रणाम (prannam)   

Thank You
Asante   
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)   

How Are You?
Habari gani?   
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)   

Good Night
Usiku mwema   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Good Evening
Habari za jioni   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Please
tafadhali   
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)   

Sorry
pole   
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   

Bye
bye   
प्रणाम (prannam)   

I Love You
nakupenda   
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)   

Excuse Me
Samahani   
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kiunguja   
Caribbean Hindustani   

Where They Speak
Zanzibar island   
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
16,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Kimrima   
Fiji Hindi   

Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam   
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
380,000.00   
31

Dialect 3
Kimgao   
Tharu Bhojpuri   

Where They Speak
Kilwa   
India   

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
13   
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
150.00 million   
13
40.00 million   
31

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.43 %   
31

Native Speakers
15.00 million   
40
40.00 million   
24

Native Name
Not Available   
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)   

Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili   
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas   

French Name
swahili   
bhojpuri   

German Name
Swahili   
Bhojpuri   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/   

Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili   
Not Available   

History

Origin
6th century   
19th Century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Not Available   

Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Swahili   
Bhojpuri   

Language Position
Not Available   
37   
29

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sw   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
swa   
bho   

ISO 639 2/B
swa   
bho   

ISO 639 3
swa   
bho   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
swah1254   
bhoj1246   

Linguasphere
99-AUS-m   
59-AAF-sa   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Swahili and Bhojpuri Speaking population

Swahili and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available 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 Swahili and Bhojpuri on Swahili vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Swahili and Bhojpuri Language Codes

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

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