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Punjabi and Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
India, No official status  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
0  
15

National Language
India, Pakistan  
India  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Maithili and Magahi  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
43  
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
11  
8

How Many Consonants
41  
30
34  
24

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Devanagari  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Caribbean Hindustani  

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

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
16,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Fiji Hindi  

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

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
26
380,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Tharu Bhojpuri  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
India  

How Many People Speak
130,000,000.00  
3
38,000,000.00  
16

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
13  
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million  
12
40.00 million  
31

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
12
0.43 %  
33

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
40.00 million  
24

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
17
38.00 million  
23

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  

French Name
pendjabi  
bhojpuri  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Bhojpuri  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Bhojpuri speakers  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
19th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Bhojpuri  

Language Position
23  
21
37  
34

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Bhojpuri Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
bho  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
bho  

ISO 639 3
pan  
bho  

ISO 639 6
panj  
bho  

Glottocode
panj1256  
bhoj1246  

Linguasphere
No data available  
59-AAF-sa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Punjabi and Bhojpuri Speaking population

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