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Hindi and Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri and Hindi


Countries

Countries
Fiji, India  
India, No official status  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
0  
15

National Language
India  
India  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
Central Hindi Directorate  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
  • In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
  
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  

Similar To
Urdu  
Maithili and Magahi  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
43  
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
11  
8

How Many Consonants
33  
23
34  
24

Scripts
Devanagari  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
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
नमस्ते (Namastē)  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  

How Are You?
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)  
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  

Good Night
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Evening
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Afternoon
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Morning
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  

Sorry
खेद (Khēda)  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Bye
अलविदा (Alavidā)  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

I Love You
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)  
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  

Excuse Me
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Khariboli  
Caribbean Hindustani  

Where They Speak
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh  
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

How Many People Speak
240,000,000.00  
3
16,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Marwari  
Fiji Hindi  

Where They Speak
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh  
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
24
380,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Bundeli  
Tharu Bhojpuri  

Where They Speak
Bundelkhand  
India  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
38,000,000.00  
16

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
13  
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
380.00 million  
5
40.00 million  
31

Speaking Population
4.70 %  
5
0.43 %  
33

Native Speakers
260.00 million  
4
40.00 million  
24

Second Language Speakers
120.00 million  
6
38.00 million  
23

Native Name
हिन्दी  
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  

Alternative Names
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli  
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  

French Name
hindi  
bhojpuri  

German Name
Hindi  
Bhojpuri  

Pronunciation
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]  
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  

Ethnicity
Hindustani people  
Bhojpuri speakers  

History

Origin
7th Century  
19th 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
Standard Hindi  
Bhojpuri  

Language Position
5  
5
37  
34

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System  
Bhojpuri Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
hi  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hin  
bho  

ISO 639 2/B
hin  
bho  

ISO 639 3
hin  
bho  

ISO 639 6
hins  
bho  

Glottocode
hind1269  
bhoj1246  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-qf  
59-AAF-sa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
-  

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

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Hindi and Bhojpuri Speaking population

Hindi and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hindi and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Hindi and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hindi language is 4.70 % 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 Hindi and Bhojpuri on Hindi vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Hindi and Bhojpuri Language Codes

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

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