Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
India, No official status
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 in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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)
I Love You
nakupenda
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
Excuse Me
Samahani
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Caribbean Hindustani
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
How Many People Speak
Not Available
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
Dialect 3
Kimgao
Tharu Bhojpuri
Where They Speak
Kilwa
India
Speaking Population
Not Available
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
Origin
6th century
19th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Swahili
Bhojpuri
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
sw
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
swah1254
bhoj1246
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
59-AAF-sa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
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.
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.
