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Bhojpuri and Meithei


Meithei and Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status   
India, Manipur   

Total No. Of Countries
0   
15
1   
14

National Language
India   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast 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   
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  
  • Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
  • The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
  

Similar To
Maithili and Magahi   
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
43   
23
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11   
8
6   
3

How Many Consonants
34   
24
15   
5

Scripts
Devanagari   
Bengali   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)   
Khurumjari   

Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)   
Yamna nungaijare   

How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)   
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   

Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)   
Athengba Ahing   

Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)   
Not Available   

Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)   
Nongale haugatl   

Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)   
Chanbiduna   

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   
Saobiganu   

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)   
Chatcharage   

I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)   
Eina nangbu nungsi   

Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani   
Loi   

Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago   
Burma, Laos   

How Many People Speak
16,000.00   
99+
5,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi   
Pangal   

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

How Many People Speak
380,000.00   
31
273,000.00   
32

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri   
Meithei proper   

Where They Speak
India   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,250,000.00   
19

Total No. Of Dialects
13   
13
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.43 %   
31
Not Available   

Native Speakers
40.00 million   
24
1.50 million   
99+

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)   
মৈইতৈইলোন   

Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas   
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   

French Name
bhojpuri   
Meithei   

German Name
Bhojpuri   
Meithei   

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Meithei people   

History

Origin
19th Century   
1700   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Tibeto-Burman   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Bhojpuri   
Standard Meithei   

Language Position
37   
29
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bho   
mni   

ISO 639 2/B
bho   
mni   

ISO 639 3
bho   
mni   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
bhoj1246   
mani1292   

Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa   
omp   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Bhojpuri and Meithei Speaking population

Bhojpuri and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bhojpuri and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Bhojpuri and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available. 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 Meithei on Bhojpuri vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bhojpuri and Meithei Language Codes

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

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