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Bhojpuri and Cebuano


Cebuano and Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
0  
15
1  
14

National Language
India  
Philippines  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Philippines  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
-  
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters  

Interesting Facts
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  

Similar To
Maithili and Magahi  
Hiligaynon Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Island of Cebu  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
43  
23
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
5  
2

How Many Consonants
34  
24
16  
6

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
3 weeks  
1

Greetings

Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)  
Hoy  

Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  
Salamat  

How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  
Kumusta man ka?  

Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)  
Maayong Hapon  

Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)  
Maayong Buntag  

Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  
Palihug  

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
Ikasubo ko  

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)  
Babay  

I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  
Gihigugma ko ikaw  

Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
Ekskyus mi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani  
Boholano  

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

How Many People Speak
16,000.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
28

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi  
Southern Kana  

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

How Many People Speak
380,000.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri  
North Kana  

Where They Speak
India  
northern part of Leyte  

How Many People Speak
38,000,000.00  
16
20,000,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
13  
13
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.43 %  
33
0.32 %  
40

Native Speakers
40.00 million  
24
21.00 million  
36

Second Language Speakers
38.00 million  
23
14.50 million  
35

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  
Visayan  

Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan  

French Name
bhojpuri  
cebuano  

German Name
Bhojpuri  
Cebuano  

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  
[sɛbuˈɑno]  

Ethnicity
Bhojpuri speakers  
Cebuano people  

History

Origin
19th Century  
16th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Bhojpuri  
Standard Cebuano  

Language Position
37  
34
62  
99+

Signed Forms
Bhojpuri Sign Language  
Cebuano Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bho  
ceb  

ISO 639 2/B
bho  
ceb  

ISO 639 3
bho  
ceb  

ISO 639 6
bho  
ceb  

Glottocode
bhoj1246  
cebu1242  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Verb-Subject-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Bhojpuri and Cebuano Speaking population

Bhojpuri and Cebuano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bhojpuri and Cebuano languages can be compared. The total count of Bhojpuri and Cebuano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 %. 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 Cebuano on Bhojpuri vs Cebuano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bhojpuri and Cebuano Language Codes

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

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