Countries
India, No official status
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Total No. Of Countries
04
0
46
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National Language
India
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Regulated By
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Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Interesting Facts
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
Similar To
Maithili and Magahi
Tamil
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
4360
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1119
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3441
9
60
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Scripts
Devanagari
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
43
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)
హలో (Halō)
Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)
బై (Bai)
I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani
Waddar
Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
How Many People Speak
16,000.00170,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi
Chenchu
Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
How Many People Speak
380,000.0026,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
India
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
38,000,000.0030,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
1338
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
40.00 million80.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.43 %1.15 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
40.00 million75.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
38.00 million5.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
bhojpuri
télougou
German Name
Bhojpuri
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
[ˈteluɡu]
Ethnicity
Bhojpuri speakers
Telugu people
Origin
19th Century
c. 575
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Bhojpuri
Telugu
Language Position
3715
1
120
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Signed Forms
Bhojpuri Sign Language
Signed Telugu
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
te
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
bho
tel
ISO 639 2/B
bho
tel
ISO 639 3
bho
tel
ISO 639 6
bho
tel
Glottocode
bhoj1246
telu1262
Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
-