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Oriya and Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri and Oriya


Countries

Countries
India  
India, No official status  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
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  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
  • Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
  
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  

Similar To
Bengali and Assamese  
Maithili and Magahi  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
42  
22
43  
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
11  
8

How Many Consonants
31  
21
34  
24

Scripts
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
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
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

Thank You
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)  
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  

How Are You?
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)  
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  

Good Night
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Evening
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Afternoon
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Morning
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Please
ଦୟାକରି  
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  

Sorry
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Bye
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

I Love You
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)  
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  

Excuse Me
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Baleswari  
Caribbean Hindustani  

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

How Many People Speak
33,800,000.00  
22
16,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ganjami  
Fiji Hindi  

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

How Many People Speak
33,800,000.00  
20
380,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Kosli  
Tharu Bhojpuri  

Where They Speak
India  
India  

How Many People Speak
520,000.00  
99+
38,000,000.00  
16

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
13  
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
33.00 million  
34
40.00 million  
31

Speaking Population
0.50 %  
31
0.43 %  
33

Native Speakers
33.00 million  
28
40.00 million  
24

Second Language Speakers
35.00 million  
24
38.00 million  
23

Native Name
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)  
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  

Alternative Names
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia  
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  

French Name
oriya  
bhojpuri  

German Name
Oriya-Sprache  
Bhojpuri  

Pronunciation
[ˈoɽia]  
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  

Ethnicity
Odias  
Bhojpuri speakers  

History

Origin
3 BC  
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 Odia  
Bhojpuri  

Language Position
32  
30
37  
34

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System  
Bhojpuri Sign Language  

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
or  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ori  
bho  

ISO 639 2/B
ori  
bho  

ISO 639 3
ori  
bho  

ISO 639 6
ori  
bho  

Glottocode
macr1269  
bhoj1246  

Linguasphere
No data available  
59-AAF-sa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Oriya and Bhojpuri Speaking population

Oriya and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oriya and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Oriya and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oriya language is 0.50 % 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 Oriya and Bhojpuri on Oriya vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Oriya and Bhojpuri Language Codes

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

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