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Bhojpuri vs Ilocano


Ilocano vs Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
0  
15
1  
14

National Language
India  
Philippines  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
Commission on the Filipino Language  

Interesting Facts
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Maithili and Magahi  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Bhojpuri-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
43  
23
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
6  
3

How Many Consonants
34  
24
20  
10

Scripts
Devanagari  
Ilokano Braille, Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)  
Kablaaw  

Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  
Agyamanak  

How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  
Kumusta?  

Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)  
Naimbag a rabii  

Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)  
Naimbag a sardam  

Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)  
Naimbag a malem  

Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)  
Naimbag a bigat  

Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  
mangngegda  

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
Agpakawanak  

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)  
Pakada  

I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  
Ayayatenka  

Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
Maawan-dayawen  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani  
Balangao  

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

How Many People Speak
16,000.00  
99+
21,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi  
Bontoc  

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

How Many People Speak
380,000.00  
99+
41,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri  
Not present  

Where They Speak
India  
Not present  

How Many People Speak
38,000,000.00  
16
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
13  
13
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
40.00 million  
31
9.10 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.43 %  
33
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
40.00 million  
24
9.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
38.00 million  
23
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  
ilokano  

Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  
Ilokano, Iloko  

French Name
bhojpuri  
ilocano  

German Name
Bhojpuri  
Ilokano-Sprache  

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  
[iːloˈkɑno]  

Ethnicity
Bhojpuri speakers  
Ilocano people  

History

Origin
19th Century  
18th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Bhojpuri  
Modern Ilocano  

Language Position
37  
34
94  
99+

Signed Forms
Bhojpuri Sign Language  
Ilocano Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bho  
ilo  

ISO 639 2/B
bho  
ilo  

ISO 639 3
bho  
ilo  

ISO 639 6
bho  
ilo  

Glottocode
bhoj1246  
ilok1237  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa  
31-CBA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Bhojpuri and Ilocano Language History

Comparison of Bhojpuri vs Ilocano language history gives us differences between origin of Bhojpuri and Ilocano language. History of Bhojpuri language states that this language originated in 19th Century whereas history of Ilocano language states that this language originated in 18th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Bhojpuri and Ilocano Language History.

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Bhojpuri and Ilocano Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Bhojpuri and Ilocano greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Bhojpuri and Ilocano language. Bhojpuri word for "Hello" is प्रणाम (prannam) or Ilocano word for "Thank You" is Agyamanak. Find more of such common Bhojpuri Greetings and Ilocano Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Bhojpuri vs Ilocano Difficulty

The Bhojpuri vs Ilocano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bhojpuri Alphabets and Ilocano Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Bhojpuri and Ilocano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bhojpuri and Ilocano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bhojpuri is 44 weeks while to learn Ilocano time required is 44 weeks.

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