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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

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

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