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Bodo and Meithei


Meithei and Bodo


Countries

Countries
Assam, India  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Assam, India  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

Second Language
Not Available  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not Available  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  

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.
  
  • Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
  • The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
  

Similar To
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
45  
25
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20  
17
6  
3

How Many Consonants
25  
15
15  
5

Scripts
Devanagari  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available  
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Not Available  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
Not Available  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
Nungni khabora ma?  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
Not Available  
Not Available  

Good Afternoon
Not Available  
Not Available  

Good Morning
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
अननानै (Onnanwi)  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
Not Available  
Saobiganu  

Bye
Not Available  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
Not Available  
Not Available  

Dialects

Dialect 1
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect  
Loi  

Where They Speak
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
273,000.00  
32

Dialect 3
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
Assam, India, Nepal  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
1,250,000.00  
19

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.60 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
0.60 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
बड़ो (boṛo)  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

Alternative Names
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  

French Name
Not Available  
Meithei  

German Name
Not Available  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
[bɔɽo]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
1913  
1700  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Not Available  
Standard Meithei  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Not Available  

Code

ISO 639 1
Not Available  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
Not Available  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
Not Available  
mni  

ISO 639 3
brx  
mni  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
bodo1269  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
Not Available  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Not Available  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

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Bodo and Meithei Speaking population

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

Bodo and Meithei Language Codes

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

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