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Bhojpuri and Konkani


Konkani and Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status   
India   

Total No. Of Countries
0   
15
1   
14

National Language
India   
India   

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

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
Not Available   
Govenment of Goa   

Interesting Facts
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  
  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  

Similar To
Maithili and Magahi   
Marathi   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
43   
23
52   
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11   
8
16   
13

How Many Consonants
34   
24
36   
26

Scripts
Devanagari   
Devanagari   

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   
11
4 weeks   
2

Greetings

Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)   
Namaskar   

Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)   
Dev Borem Korum   

How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)   
kaso assa?   

Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)   
Rati Boren Zavonn   

Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)   
Sanj Borem Zavonn   

Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)   
Not Available   

Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)   
Dis Borem Zavonn   

Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)   
Chike   

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   
Maf kor   

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)   
Adeus   

I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)   
hav tujo mog korta.   

Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   
upkar korxi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani   
Antruz   

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

How Many People Speak
16,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Not Available   

How Many People Speak
380,000.00   
31
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri   
Not present   

Where They Speak
India   
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
13   
13
1   
1

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.43 %   
31
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
40.00 million   
24
7.40 million   
99+

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)   
Kōṅkaṇī   

Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas   
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese   

French Name
bhojpuri   
konkani   

German Name
Bhojpuri   
Konkani   

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/   
kõkɳi   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Konkanis   

History

Origin
19th Century   
1209 A.D.   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Bhojpuri   
Kokani   

Language Position
37   
29
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual, Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bho   
kok   

ISO 639 2/B
bho   
kok   

ISO 639 3
bho   
kok   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
bhoj1246   
goan1235   

Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Bhojpuri and Konkani Speaking population

Bhojpuri and Konkani speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bhojpuri and Konkani languages can be compared. The total count of Bhojpuri and Konkani Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Konkani language is 0.11 %. 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 Konkani on Bhojpuri vs Konkani where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bhojpuri and Konkani Language Codes

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