Countries
India, No official status
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
06
0
46
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National Language
India
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
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Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
Similar To
Maithili and Magahi
Malayalam
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
43247
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1112
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3418
9
60
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Scripts
Devanagari
Tamil
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
43
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani
Kongu
Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Kongu
How Many People Speak
16,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
380,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
India
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
38,000,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
1310
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
40.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.43 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
40.00 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
38.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
bhojpuri
tamoul
German Name
Bhojpuri
Tamil
Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Bhojpuri speakers
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
19th Century
300 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Bhojpuri
Modern Tamil
Language Position
3718
1
120
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Signed Forms
Bhojpuri Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
bho
tam
ISO 639 2/B
bho
tam
ISO 639 3
bho
tam
ISO 639 6
bho
tam
Glottocode
bhoj1246
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
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