Countries
India, No official status
Zimbabwe
National Language
India
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Not spoken in any of the countries
Interesting Facts
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
Similar To
Maithili and Magahi
Kalanga and Nambya Language
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)
Mhoro
Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
Waita zvako
How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)
Manheru
Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)
Masikati
Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)
Mangwanani
Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Ndineurombo
I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Pamusoro
Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani
Hwesa
Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Zimbabwe
Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi
Karanga
Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
southern Zimbabwe
Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri
Zezuru
Where They Speak
India
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
chiShona
Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
bhojpuri
shona
German Name
Bhojpuri
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
[ʃoːna]
Ethnicity
Bhojpuri speakers
Shona people
Origin
19th Century
20th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Standard Forms
Bhojpuri
Standard Shona
Signed Forms
Bhojpuri Sign Language
Signed Shona
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
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Glottocode
bhoj1246
core1255
Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Bhojpuri and Shona 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 Shona dialects. Various dialects of Bhojpuri and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bhojpuri are spoken in different Bhojpuri Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bhojpuri vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bhojpuri dialects include: Caribbean Hindustani, Fiji Hindi. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Bhojpuri and Shona Speaking population
Bhojpuri and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bhojpuri and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Bhojpuri and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 %. 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 Shona on Bhojpuri vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Bhojpuri and Shona Language Codes
Bhojpuri and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bhojpuri and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.