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Bodo and Oromo


Oromo and Bodo


Countries

Countries
Assam, India   
Ethiopia, Kenya   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Assam, India   
Ethiopia   

Second Language
Not Available   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not Available   
Somalia   

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.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language   
Somali Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
45   
25
34   
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20   
17
10   
7

How Many Consonants
25   
15
24   
14

Scripts
Devanagari   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
5   
4

Greetings

Hello
Not Available   
akkam   

Thank You
Not Available   
Galatoomi   

How Are You?
Nungni khabora ma?   
Attam jirta/jirtu?   

Good Night
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)   
Nagayattii buli   

Good Evening
Not Available   
Akkam waarite   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Attam oolte / ooltan   

Good Morning
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)   
Attam bulte/bultan   

Please
अननानै (Onnanwi)   
Maaloo   

Sorry
Not Available   
naa dhiisi   

Bye
Not Available   
Nagayattii!   

I Love You
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)   
Sin jaaladha   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
Maaloo na dabarsi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect   
Borana   

Where They Speak
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar   
Ethiopia, Kenya   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
4,000,000.00   
19

Dialect 2
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect   
Orma   

Where They Speak
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari   
Kenya   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
66,000.00   
37

Dialect 3
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect   
Wata   

Where They Speak
Assam, India, Nepal   
Kenya   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
13,000.00   
33

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
17   
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.60 million   
99+
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.36 %   
36

Native Speakers
0.60 million   
99+
24.00 million   
33

Native Name
बड़ो (boṛo)   
Afaan Oromo   

Alternative Names
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci   
Afaan Oromoo   

French Name
Not Available   
galla   

German Name
Not Available   
Galla-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[bɔɽo]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)   
Oromos   

History

Origin
1913   
16   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman   
Cushitic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Not Available   
Afaan Oromo   

Language Position
Not Available   
91   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
Not Available   
om   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
Not Available   
orm   

ISO 639 2/B
Not Available   
orm   

ISO 639 3
brx   
orm   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
bodo1269   
nucl1736   

Linguasphere
Not Available   
No data available   

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

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Bodo and Oromo Speaking population

Bodo and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bodo and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Bodo and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bodo language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 %. 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 Oromo on Bodo vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bodo and Oromo Language Codes

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

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