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Bhojpuri and Igbo


Igbo and Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status  
Nigeria  

Total No. Of Countries
0  
15
1  
14

National Language
India  
Nigeria  

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  
Equatorial Guinea  

Regulated By
-  
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture  

Interesting Facts
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  
  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  

Similar To
Maithili and Magahi  
Yoruba and Hausa Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
43  
23
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
8  
5

How Many Consonants
34  
24
28  
18

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
52 weeks  
18

Greetings

Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)  
kedụ  

Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  
dalụ  

How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  
kedụ ka ịmere  

Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)  
ka chi fo  

Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)  
mgbede ọma  

Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)  
ehihie ọma  

Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)  
ụtụtụ ọma  

Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  
Biko  

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
Ndo  

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)  
Kachifo  

I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  
a hụrụ m gị n'anya  

Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
ngọpụ  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani  
Enuani  

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

How Many People Speak
16,000.00  
99+
28,000,000.00  
24

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi  
Ngwa  

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

How Many People Speak
380,000.00  
99+
1,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri  
Not present  

Where They Speak
India  
-  

How Many People Speak
38,000,000.00  
16
24.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
13  
13
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
40.00 million  
31
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.43 %  
33
0.09 %  
99+

Native Speakers
40.00 million  
24
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
38.00 million  
23
24.00 million  
28

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  
igbo  

Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  
Ibo  

French Name
bhojpuri  
igbo  

German Name
Bhojpuri  
Ibo-Sprache  

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  
[iɡ͡boː]  

Ethnicity
Bhojpuri speakers  
Igbo people  

History

Origin
19th Century  
30th Century BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
Kwa  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Bhojpuri  
Standard Igbo  

Language Position
37  
34
57  
99+

Signed Forms
Bhojpuri Sign Language  
Igbo Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
ig  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bho  
ibo  

ISO 639 2/B
bho  
ibo  

ISO 639 3
bho  
ibo  

ISO 639 6
bho  
ibo  

Glottocode
bhoj1246  
nucl1417  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative  

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

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Bhojpuri and Igbo Speaking population

Bhojpuri and Igbo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bhojpuri and Igbo languages can be compared. The total count of Bhojpuri and Igbo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Igbo language is 0.09 %. 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 Igbo on Bhojpuri vs Igbo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bhojpuri and Igbo Language Codes

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

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