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Bhojpuri and Marathi


Marathi and Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status  
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra  

Total No. Of Countries
0  
15
4  
11

National Language
India  
India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  
Israel, Mauritius  

Regulated By
-  
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad  

Interesting Facts
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  

Similar To
Maithili and Magahi  
Konkani Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Bhojpuri-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Marathi-Alphabet.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  
17
4 weeks  
2

Greetings

Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)  
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  

Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  

How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  

Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)  
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  

Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)  
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  

Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)  
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  

Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)  
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  

Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)  
बाय (Bāya)  

I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  

Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani  
Maharashtrian Konkani  

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

How Many People Speak
16,000.00  
99+
2,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi  
Varhadi  

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

How Many People Speak
380,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri  
Khandeshi  

Where They Speak
India  
Khandesh  

How Many People Speak
38,000,000.00  
16
1,900,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
13  
13
42  
29

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
40.00 million  
31
71.00 million  
25

Speaking Population
0.43 %  
33
1.10 %  
19

Native Speakers
40.00 million  
24
68.00 million  
16

Second Language Speakers
38.00 million  
23
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  
मराठी (marāṭhī)  

Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  

French Name
bhojpuri  
marathe  

German Name
Bhojpuri  
Marathi  

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  

Ethnicity
Bhojpuri speakers  
Marathi people  

History

Origin
19th Century  
10th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Maharashtri Prakrit  

Standard Forms
Bhojpuri  
Marathi  

Language Position
37  
34
17  
15

Signed Forms
Bhojpuri Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
mr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bho  
mar  

ISO 639 2/B
bho  
mar  

ISO 639 3
bho  
mar  

ISO 639 6
bho  
mar  

Glottocode
bhoj1246  
mara1378  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa  
omr  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Bhojpuri and Marathi Speaking population

Bhojpuri and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bhojpuri and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Bhojpuri and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 %. 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 Marathi on Bhojpuri vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bhojpuri and Marathi Language Codes

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

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