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Bhojpuri and Madurese


Madurese and Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status  
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore  

Total No. Of Countries
0  
15
5  
10

National Language
India  
Indonesia, Island of Madura  

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
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  

Similar To
Maithili and Magahi  
Malay and Javanese Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
43  
23
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
6  
3

How Many Consonants
34  
24
21  
11

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)  
Halo  

Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  
matur nuwun  

How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  
piye kabare?  

Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)  
wengi sing apik  

Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)  
Sugeng sọnten  

Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)  
Sugeng siang  

Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)  
Sugeng énjing  

Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  
tolong  

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
Nyuwun pangapunten  

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)  
Pamit  

I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  
Kula tresna panjengan  

Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
Nuwun séwu  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani  
Kangean  

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

How Many People Speak
16,000.00  
99+
110,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi  
Bawean  

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

How Many People Speak
380,000.00  
99+
8,000,000.00  
40

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri  
Bangkalan  

Where They Speak
India  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
38,000,000.00  
16
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
13  
13
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.43 %  
33
0.23 %  
99+

Native Speakers
40.00 million  
24
15.00 million  
40

Second Language Speakers
38.00 million  
23
14.00 million  
36

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  
Madurese  

Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura  

French Name
bhojpuri  
madourais  

German Name
Bhojpuri  
Maduresisch  

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  
[madura]  

Ethnicity
Bhojpuri speakers  
Madurese  

History

Origin
19th Century  
8th Century AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indonesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Bhojpuri  
Madurese  

Language Position
37  
34
69  
99+

Signed Forms
Bhojpuri Sign Language  
Madurese Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bho  
mad  

ISO 639 2/B
bho  
mad  

ISO 639 3
bho  
mad  

ISO 639 6
bho  
-  

Glottocode
bhoj1246  
madu1247  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Bhojpuri and Madurese Speaking population

Bhojpuri and Madurese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bhojpuri and Madurese languages can be compared. The total count of Bhojpuri and Madurese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 %. 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 Madurese on Bhojpuri vs Madurese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bhojpuri and Madurese Language Codes

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