Countries
India, No official status
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
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
Not Available
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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
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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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)
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Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Nyuwun pangapunten
Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)
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I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
Kula tresna panjengan
Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Nuwun séwu
Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani
Kangean
Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Indonesia
Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi
Bawean
Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri
Bangkalan
Where They Speak
India
Indonesia
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/
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Ethnicity
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Madurese
Origin
19th Century
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Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
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Indonesian
Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Bhojpuri
Madurese
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
No data Available
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
bhoj1246
madu1247
Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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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.
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
Bhojpuri and Madurese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bhojpuri and Madurese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.