Countries
India, Pakistan
India, No official status
National Language
Pakistan
India
Second Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
Asia
Minority Language
India
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
Similar To
Arabic and Hindi Languages
Maithili and Magahi
Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
خوش آمديد
प्रणाम (prannam)
Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
Good Night
گڈ نائٹ
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Evening
سلام علیکم
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ
राम राम (raam raam)
Please
براہ مہربانی
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
Sorry
معاف کرنا
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Bye
الوداع
प्रणाम (prannam)
I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Dialect 1
Dakhini
Caribbean Hindustani
Where They Speak
India
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu
Fiji Hindi
Where They Speak
India
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Rekhta
Tharu Bhojpuri
Where They Speak
South Asia
India
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
اُردُو
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
Alternative Names
Bihari
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
French Name
ourdou
bhojpuri
German Name
Urdu
Bhojpuri
Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
Ethnicity
Not Available
Not Available
Origin
12th Century CE
19th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
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Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Standard Urdu
Bhojpuri
Signed Forms
Signed Urdu
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ur
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
urdu1245
bhoj1246
Linguasphere
59-AAF-q
59-AAF-sa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
All Urdu 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 Urdu and Bhojpuri dialects. Various dialects of Urdu and Bhojpuri language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Urdu are spoken in different Urdu Speaking Countries whereas Bhojpuri Dialects are spoken in different Bhojpuri speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Urdu vs Bhojpuri Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Urdu dialects include: Dakhini, Hyderabadi Urdu. Bhojpuri dialects include: Caribbean Hindustani , Fiji Hindi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Urdu and Bhojpuri Speaking population
Urdu and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Urdu and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Urdu and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 % 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 Urdu and Bhojpuri on Urdu vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Urdu and Bhojpuri Language Codes
Urdu and Bhojpuri language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Urdu and Bhojpuri Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.