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Tagalog and Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri and Tagalog


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
India, No official status   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
0   
15

National Language
Philippines   
India   

Second Language
Filipinos   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom   
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago   

Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  

Similar To
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages   
Maithili and Magahi   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
25   
7
43   
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
11   
8

How Many Consonants
18   
8
34   
24

Scripts
Baybayin   
Devanagari   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Kamusta   
प्रणाम (prannam)   

Thank You
Salamat po   
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)   

How Are You?
Kamusta ka na?   
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)   

Good Night
Magandang gabi   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Good Evening
Magandang gabi po   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon po   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Good Morning
Magandang umaga po   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Please
pakiusap   
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)   

Sorry
pinagsisisihan   
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   

Bye
Paálam   
प्रणाम (prannam)   

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

Excuse Me
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako   
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Batangas Tagalog   
Caribbean Hindustani   

Where They Speak
Batangas, Gabon   
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
16,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Bisalog   
Fiji Hindi   

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

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
380,000.00   
31

Dialect 3
Filipino   
Tharu Bhojpuri   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
India   

How Many People Speak
90,000.00   
30
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
13   
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
73.00 million   
24
40.00 million   
31

Speaking Population
0.42 %   
32
0.43 %   
31

Native Speakers
28.00 million   
29
40.00 million   
24

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million   
13
Not Available   

Native Name
Tagalog   
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)   

Alternative Names
Filipino, Pilipino   
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas   

French Name
tagalog   
bhojpuri   

German Name
Tagalog   
Bhojpuri   

Pronunciation
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]   
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/   

Ethnicity
Tagalog people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1593   
19th Century   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indonesian   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Filipino   
Bhojpuri   

Language Position
58   
99+
37   
29

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
t1   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tgl   
bho   

ISO 639 2/B
tgl   
bho   

ISO 639 3
tg1   
bho   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
taga1269   
bhoj1246   

Linguasphere
31-CKA   
59-AAF-sa   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Tagalog and Bhojpuri Speaking population

Tagalog and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tagalog and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Tagalog and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 % 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 Tagalog and Bhojpuri on Tagalog vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tagalog and Bhojpuri Language Codes

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

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