Countries
India, No official status
Zimbabwe
National Language
India
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Interesting Facts
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
Similar To
Maithili and Magahi
Kalanga and Nambya 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)
Mhoro
Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
Waita zvako
How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)
Manheru
Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)
Masikati
Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)
Mangwanani
Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Ndineurombo
I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Pamusoro
Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani
Hwesa
Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Zimbabwe
Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi
Karanga
Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
southern Zimbabwe
Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri
Zezuru
Where They Speak
India
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
chiShona
Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
bhojpuri
shona
German Name
Bhojpuri
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
[ʃoːna]
Ethnicity
Bhojpuri speakers
Shona people
Origin
19th Century
20th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Standard Forms
Bhojpuri
Standard Shona
Signed Forms
Bhojpuri Sign Language
Signed Shona
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
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Glottocode
bhoj1246
core1255
Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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Bhojpuri and Shona 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 Shona greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Bhojpuri and Shona language. Bhojpuri word for "Hello" is प्रणाम (prannam) or Shona word for "Thank You" is Waita zvako. Find more of such common Bhojpuri Greetings and Shona Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Bhojpuri vs Shona Difficulty
The Bhojpuri vs Shona difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bhojpuri Alphabets and Shona 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 Shona are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bhojpuri and Shona, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bhojpuri is 44 weeks while to learn Shona time required is 30 weeks.