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Bhojpuri and Yoruba


Yoruba and Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status  
Benin, Nigeria  

Total No. Of Countries
0  
15
2  
13

National Language
India  
Nigeria  

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  
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
-  
Yoruba Academy  

Interesting Facts
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  
  • One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
  • In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
  

Similar To
Maithili and Magahi  
Owo and Itsekiri languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Bhojpuri-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200  

Alphabets
43  
23
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
12  
9

How Many Consonants
34  
24
17  
7

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)  
Ẹ n lẹ  

Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  
e dupe  

How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  
Bawo ni o se wa  

Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)  
Kasun layọ o  

Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)  
ka a ale  

Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)  
e kaasan  

Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)  
e kaaro  

Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  
Jowo  

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
binu  

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)  
bye  

I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  
mo nifẹ rẹ  

Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
mo tọrọ gafara  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani  
Itsekiri  

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

How Many People Speak
16,000.00  
99+
500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi  
Ede  

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

How Many People Speak
380,000.00  
99+
800,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri  
Ulukwumi  

Where They Speak
India  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
38,000,000.00  
16
10,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
13  
13
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
40.00 million  
31
30.00 million  
36

Speaking Population
0.43 %  
33
0.42 %  
34

Native Speakers
40.00 million  
24
28.00 million  
29

Second Language Speakers
38.00 million  
23
30.00 million  
26

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  
Yorùbá  

Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  
Yariba, Yooba  

French Name
bhojpuri  
yoruba  

German Name
Bhojpuri  
Yoruba-Sprache  

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  
[jòɾùbá]  

Ethnicity
Bhojpuri speakers  
Yoruba people  

History

Origin
19th Century  
4 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
-  
Kwa  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Bhojpuri  
Yorùbá  

Language Position
37  
34
49  
99+

Signed Forms
Bhojpuri Sign Language  
Yoruba Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
yo  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bho  
yor  

ISO 639 2/B
bho  
yor  

ISO 639 3
bho  
yor  

ISO 639 6
bho  
yor  

Glottocode
bhoj1246  
yoru1245  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Analytic, Isolating  

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

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Bhojpuri and Yoruba Speaking population

Bhojpuri and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bhojpuri and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Bhojpuri and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 %. 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 Yoruba on Bhojpuri vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bhojpuri and Yoruba Language Codes

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