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Bodo and Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri and Bodo


Countries

Countries
Assam, India  
India, No official status  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
0  
15

National Language
Assam, India  
India  

Second Language
Not Available  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not Available  
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
  • Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
  
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  

Similar To
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language  
Maithili and Magahi  

Derived From
Not Available  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
45  
25
43  
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20  
17
11  
8

How Many Consonants
25  
15
34  
24

Scripts
Devanagari  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available  
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Not Available  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

Thank You
Not Available  
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  

How Are You?
Nungni khabora ma?  
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  

Good Night
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Evening
Not Available  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Afternoon
Not Available  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Morning
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Please
अननानै (Onnanwi)  
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  

Sorry
Not Available  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Bye
Not Available  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

I Love You
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)  
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  

Excuse Me
Not Available  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect  
Caribbean Hindustani  

Where They Speak
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar  
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
16,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect  
Fiji Hindi  

Where They Speak
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari  
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
380,000.00  
31

Dialect 3
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect  
Tharu Bhojpuri  

Where They Speak
Assam, India, Nepal  
India  

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
13  
13

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.43 %  
31

Native Speakers
0.60 million  
99+
40.00 million  
24

Native Name
बड़ो (boṛo)  
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  

Alternative Names
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci  
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  

French Name
Not Available  
bhojpuri  

German Name
Not Available  
Bhojpuri  

Pronunciation
[bɔɽo]  
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  

Ethnicity
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)  
Not Available  

History

Origin
1913  
19th Century  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Not Available  
Bhojpuri  

Language Position
Not Available  
37  
29

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
Not Available  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
Not Available  
bho  

ISO 639 2/B
Not Available  
bho  

ISO 639 3
brx  
bho  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
bodo1269  
bhoj1246  

Linguasphere
Not Available  
59-AAF-sa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

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Bodo and Bhojpuri Speaking population

Bodo and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bodo and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Bodo and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bodo language is Not Available 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 Bodo and Bhojpuri on Bodo vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bodo and Bhojpuri Language Codes

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