Countries
India, No official status
India, Pakistan
National Language
India
India, Pakistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Interesting Facts
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
Similar To
Maithili and Magahi
Hindi Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Devanagari
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani
Pothohari
Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Pakistan
Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi
Saraiki
Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri
Doabi
Where They Speak
India
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
French Name
bhojpuri
pendjabi
German Name
Bhojpuri
Pandschabi-Sprache
Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
Not Availble
Ethnicity
Bhojpuri speakers
Punjabis
Origin
19th Century
1000 AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Standard Forms
Bhojpuri
Modern Punjabi
Signed Forms
Bhojpuri Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
ISO 639 1
No data Available
pa
Glottocode
bhoj1246
panj1256
Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa
No data available
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional
Bhojpuri and Punjabi Speaking population
Bhojpuri and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bhojpuri and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Bhojpuri and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 %. 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 Punjabi on Bhojpuri vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Bhojpuri and Punjabi Language Codes
Bhojpuri and Punjabi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bhojpuri and Punjabi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.