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Bhojpuri and Amharic


Amharic and Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status  
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.  

Total No. Of Countries
0  
15
1  
14

National Language
India  
Ethiopia  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

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

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  
  • Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
  • Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
  

Similar To
Maithili and Magahi  
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Bhojpuri-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Amharic-1.jpg#200  

Alphabets
43  
23
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
7  
4

How Many Consonants
34  
24
31  
21

Scripts
Devanagari  
Ethiopic  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)  
Selam  

Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  
amesege'nallo'  

How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  
Dehina newot?  

Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)  
Dehna dur  

Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)  
melkam meshe't  

Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)  
i'ndemin walu  

Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)  
i'ndemin adäru  

Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  
i'bakwon  

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
aznallehu  

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)  
tschao  

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

Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
yiqirta  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani  
Gondar  

Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  
Gondar  

How Many People Speak
16,000.00  
99+
22,000,000.00  
27

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi  
Gojjami  

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

How Many People Speak
380,000.00  
99+
22,000,000.00  
24

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri  
Showa  

Where They Speak
India  
Ethiopia  

How Many People Speak
38,000,000.00  
16
22,000,000.00  
22

Total No. Of Dialects
13  
13
5  
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
40.00 million  
31
18.70 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.43 %  
33
0.37 %  
37

Native Speakers
40.00 million  
24
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
38.00 million  
23
10.00 million  
99+

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  
አማርኛ  

Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian  

French Name
bhojpuri  
amharique  

German Name
Bhojpuri  
Amharisch  

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  
[amarɨɲɲa]  

Ethnicity
Bhojpuri speakers  
Amharas  

History

Origin
19th Century  
13th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
-  
Semitic  

Branch
-  
Ethiopic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Ge'ez  

Standard Forms
Bhojpuri  
Amharic  

Language Position
37  
34
55  
99+

Signed Forms
Bhojpuri Sign Language  
Signed Amharic  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
am  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bho  
amh  

ISO 639 2/B
bho  
amh  

ISO 639 3
bho  
amh  

ISO 639 6
bho  
amh  

Glottocode
bhoj1246  
amha1245  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa  
12-ACB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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

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Bhojpuri and Amharic Speaking population

Bhojpuri and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bhojpuri and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Bhojpuri and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 %. 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 Amharic on Bhojpuri vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bhojpuri and Amharic Language Codes

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

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