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Bhojpuri vs Kashmiri


Kashmiri vs Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
0  
15
2  
13

National Language
India  
India, Pakistan  

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
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  
  • Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
  • Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
  

Similar To
Maithili and Magahi  
Hindi and Urdu Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
43  
23
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
17  
14

How Many Consonants
34  
24
27  
17

Scripts
Devanagari  
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)  
Assalām ‘alaikum  

Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)  

How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)  

Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)  
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)  

Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)  
سہا مسا  

Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)  
Hach t'ochoktiya  

Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)  
Hach ch'i  

Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  
مهربانی کر  

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)  

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)  
Khuda hāfiz  

I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  
be chus che seth mohabat karaan  

Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani  
Kashtawari  

Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India  

How Many People Speak
16,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi  
Poguli  

Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Pogul and Paristan valleys  

How Many People Speak
380,000.00  
99+
6,100,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri  
Rambani  

Where They Speak
India  
India  

How Many People Speak
38,000,000.00  
16
5,600,000.00  
36

Total No. Of Dialects
13  
13
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.43 %  
33
0.05 %  
99+

Native Speakers
40.00 million  
24
5.42 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
38.00 million  
23
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  
कॉशुर / كٲشُر  

Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur  

French Name
bhojpuri  
kashmiri  

German Name
Bhojpuri  
Kaschmiri  

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  
[kəːʃur]  

Ethnicity
Bhojpuri speakers  
Kashmiris or koshur  

History

Origin
19th Century  
12th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Bhojpuri  
Kashmiri  

Language Position
37  
34
23  
21

Signed Forms
Bhojpuri Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
ks  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bho  
kas  

ISO 639 2/B
bho  
kas  

ISO 639 3
bho  
kas  

ISO 639 6
bho  
kas  

Glottocode
bhoj1246  
kash1277  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Bhojpuri and Kashmiri Language History

Comparison of Bhojpuri vs Kashmiri language history gives us differences between origin of Bhojpuri and Kashmiri language. History of Bhojpuri language states that this language originated in 19th Century whereas history of Kashmiri language states that this language originated in 12th 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 Kashmiri Language History.

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Bhojpuri and Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Bhojpuri and Kashmiri language. Bhojpuri word for "Hello" is प्रणाम (prannam) or Kashmiri word for "Thank You" is शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya). Find more of such common Bhojpuri Greetings and Kashmiri Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Bhojpuri vs Kashmiri Difficulty

The Bhojpuri vs Kashmiri difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bhojpuri Alphabets and Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bhojpuri and Kashmiri, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bhojpuri is 44 weeks while to learn Kashmiri time required is 44 weeks.

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