Countries
India, No official status
South Africa
National Language
India
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
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Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
Similar To
Maithili and Magahi
Dutch Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)
hallo
Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
Dankie
How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)
goeie nag
Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)
Goeie middag
Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)
goeie more
Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
asseblief
Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
jammer
Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)
Totsiens
I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
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Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
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Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
India
Namibia
Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
Cape Dutch
French Name
bhojpuri
afrikaans
German Name
Bhojpuri
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Bhojpuri speakers
Afrikaners
Origin
19th Century
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Bhojpuri
Standard Afrikaans
Signed Forms
Bhojpuri Sign Language
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
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Glottocode
bhoj1246
afri1274
Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic
All Bhojpuri and Afrikaans 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 Bhojpuri and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Bhojpuri and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bhojpuri are spoken in different Bhojpuri Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bhojpuri vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bhojpuri dialects include: Caribbean Hindustani, Fiji Hindi. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Bhojpuri and Afrikaans Speaking population
Bhojpuri and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bhojpuri and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Bhojpuri and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is 0.03 %. 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 Bhojpuri and Afrikaans on Bhojpuri vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Bhojpuri and Afrikaans Language Codes
Bhojpuri and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bhojpuri and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.