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Japanese and Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri and Japanese


Countries

Countries
Japan  
India, No official status  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
0  
15

National Language
Japan  
India  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific  
Asia  

Minority Language
Palau  
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  

Similar To
Korean Language  
Maithili and Magahi  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
99  
40
43  
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
11  
8

How Many Consonants
14  
4
34  
24

Scripts
Kana  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
19
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)  
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  

How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)  
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  

Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)  
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  

Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)  
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  

Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sanuki  
Caribbean Hindustani  

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

How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00  
99+
16,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hakata  
Fiji Hindi  

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

How Many People Speak
127,000,000.00  
4
380,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Kansai  
Tharu Bhojpuri  

Where They Speak
kansai  
India  

How Many People Speak
127,000,000.00  
4
38,000,000.00  
16

Total No. Of Dialects
31  
25
13  
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
128.00 million  
14
40.00 million  
31

Speaking Population
1.90 %  
10
0.43 %  
33

Native Speakers
128.00 million  
9
40.00 million  
24

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
38.00 million  
23

Native Name
日本語  
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  

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

French Name
japonais  
bhojpuri  

German Name
Japanisch  
Bhojpuri  

Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]  
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  

Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)  
Bhojpuri speakers  

History

Origin
1185  
19th Century  

Language Family
Japonic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Japanese  
Bhojpuri  

Language Position
8  
8
37  
34

Signed Forms
Signed Japanese  
Bhojpuri Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ja  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
jpn  
bho  

ISO 639 2/B
jpn  
bho  

ISO 639 3
jpn  
bho  

ISO 639 6
jpn  
bho  

Glottocode
nucl1643  
bhoj1246  

Linguasphere
45-CAA-a  
59-AAF-sa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic  
-  

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

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Japanese and Bhojpuri Speaking population

Japanese and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % 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 Japanese and Bhojpuri on Japanese vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Japanese and Bhojpuri Language Codes

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

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