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Ilocano and Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri and Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
India, No official status  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
0  
15

National Language
Philippines  
India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
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
Commission on the Filipino Language  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
  • 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, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  
Maithili and Magahi  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
43  
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
11  
8

How Many Consonants
20  
10
34  
24

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
-  
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
Kablaaw  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

Thank You
Agyamanak  
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  

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

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Please
mangngegda  
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  

Sorry
Agpakawanak  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Bye
Pakada  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

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

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao  
Caribbean Hindustani  

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

How Many People Speak
21,000.00  
99+
16,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Bontoc  
Fiji Hindi  

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

How Many People Speak
41,000.00  
99+
380,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Not present  
Tharu Bhojpuri  

Where They Speak
Not present  
India  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
31
38,000,000.00  
16

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
13  
13

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.14 %  
99+
0.43 %  
33

Native Speakers
9.10 million  
99+
40.00 million  
24

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
38.00 million  
23

Native Name
ilokano  
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko  
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  

French Name
ilocano  
bhojpuri  

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache  
Bhojpuri  

Pronunciation
[iːloˈkɑno]  
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  

Ethnicity
Ilocano people  
Bhojpuri speakers  

History

Origin
18th Century  
19th Century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano  
Bhojpuri  

Language Position
94  
99+
37  
34

Signed Forms
Ilocano 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
ilo  
bho  

ISO 639 2/B
ilo  
bho  

ISO 639 3
ilo  
bho  

ISO 639 6
ilo  
bho  

Glottocode
ilok1237  
bhoj1246  

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a  
59-AAF-sa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Ilocano and Bhojpuri Speaking population

Ilocano and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % 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 Ilocano and Bhojpuri on Ilocano vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Ilocano and Bhojpuri Language Codes

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

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