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Filipino and Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri and Filipino


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
India, No official status  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
0  
15

National Language
Philippines  
India  

Second Language
Philippines  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  

Similar To
Tagalog Language  
Maithili and Magahi  

Derived From
Spanish Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
28  
10
43  
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
11  
8

How Many Consonants
23  
13
34  
24

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kumusta  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

Thank You
Salamat  
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  

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

Good Night
magandang gabi  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Evening
Magandang gabi  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Morning
Magandang umaga  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Please
Mangyaring  
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  

Sorry
pinagsisisihan  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Bye
Paalam  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

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

Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bikol  
Caribbean Hindustani  

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

How Many People Speak
100,000,000.00  
7
16,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hiligaynon  
Fiji Hindi  

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

How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00  
39
380,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Waray  
Tharu Bhojpuri  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
India  

How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00  
99+
38,000,000.00  
16

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
13  
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
90.00 million  
17
40.00 million  
31

Speaking Population
1.74 %  
11
0.43 %  
33

Native Speakers
45.00 million  
23
40.00 million  
24

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million  
19
38.00 million  
23

Native Name
filipino  
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  

Alternative Names
Pilipino  
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  

French Name
filipino; pilipino  
bhojpuri  

German Name
Pilipino  
Bhojpuri  

Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  

Ethnicity
Filipino people  
Bhojpuri speakers  

History

Origin
16th Century  
19th Century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Filipino  
Bhojpuri  

Language Position
34  
32
37  
34

Signed Forms
Filipino Sign Language  
Bhojpuri Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No Data Available  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fil  
bho  

ISO 639 2/B
fil  
bho  

ISO 639 3
fil  
bho  

ISO 639 6
fil  
bho  

Glottocode
fili1244  
bhoj1246  

Linguasphere
No Data Available  
59-AAF-sa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Filipino and Bhojpuri 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 Filipino and Bhojpuri dialects. Various dialects of Filipino and Bhojpuri language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Filipino are spoken in different Filipino Speaking Countries whereas Bhojpuri Dialects are spoken in different Bhojpuri speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Filipino vs Bhojpuri Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Filipino dialects include: Bikol, Hiligaynon. Bhojpuri dialects include: Caribbean Hindustani , Fiji Hindi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Filipino and Bhojpuri Speaking population

Filipino and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Filipino and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Filipino and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Filipino language is 1.74 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 %. 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 Filipino and Bhojpuri on Filipino vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Filipino and Bhojpuri Language Codes

Filipino and Bhojpuri language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Filipino and Bhojpuri Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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