Countries
India, No official status
South Africa
National Language
India
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
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Pan South African Language Board
Interesting Facts
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
- The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
- Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
Similar To
Maithili and Magahi
Xhosa 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)
Sawubona
Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
unjani
Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)
okuhle ekuseni
Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
Ngiyacela
Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Ngiyaxolisa
I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani
Qwabe
Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Gabon, South Africa
Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
Georgia, South Africa
Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri
Ndebele
Where They Speak
India
Zimbabwe
Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
isiZulu
Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
Isizulu, Zunda
French Name
bhojpuri
zoulou
German Name
Bhojpuri
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
[zuːlu]
Ethnicity
Bhojpuri speakers
Zulu people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
No early forms
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Bhojpuri
Deep Zulu
Signed Forms
Bhojpuri Sign Language
Zulu Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
zu
Glottocode
bhoj1246
zulu1248
Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa
99-AUT-fg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Bhojpuri and Zulu 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 Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Bhojpuri and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bhojpuri are spoken in different Bhojpuri Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bhojpuri vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bhojpuri dialects include: Caribbean Hindustani, Fiji Hindi. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Bhojpuri and Zulu Speaking population
Bhojpuri and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bhojpuri and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Bhojpuri and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 %. 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 Zulu on Bhojpuri vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Bhojpuri and Zulu Language Codes
Bhojpuri and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bhojpuri and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.