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Telugu and Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri and Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  
India, No official status  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
0  
15

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India  
India  

Second Language
Karnataka  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu  
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
  • Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  

Similar To
Tamil  
Maithili and Magahi  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60  
35
43  
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19  
16
11  
8

How Many Consonants
41  
30
34  
24

Scripts
Telugu Script  
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
హలో (Halō)  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Bye
బై (Bai)  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar  
Caribbean Hindustani  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
39
16,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Chenchu  
Fiji Hindi  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America  

How Many People Speak
26,000.00  
99+
380,000.00  
31

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora  
Tharu Bhojpuri  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  
India  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
32
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
38  
28
13  
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million  
20
40.00 million  
31

Speaking Population
1.15 %  
15
0.43 %  
31

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
40.00 million  
24

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
29
Not Available  

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)  
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan  
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  

French Name
télougou  
bhojpuri  

German Name
Telugu-Sprache  
Bhojpuri  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  

Ethnicity
Telugu people  
Not Available  

History

Origin
c. 575  
19th Century  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Telugu  
Bhojpuri  

Language Position
15  
14
37  
29

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
te  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel  
bho  

ISO 639 2/B
tel  
bho  

ISO 639 3
tel  
bho  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
telu1262  
bhoj1246  

Linguasphere
No data available  
59-AAF-sa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

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Telugu and Bhojpuri Speaking population

Telugu and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % 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 Telugu and Bhojpuri on Telugu vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Telugu and Bhojpuri Language Codes

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