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Bodo and Tamil


Tamil and Bodo


Countries

Countries
Assam, India   
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
6   
9

National Language
Assam, India   
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Second Language
Not Available   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not Available   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

Interesting Facts
  • In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
  • Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
  
  • Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
  • The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
    •   

Similar To
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
45   
25
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20   
17
12   
9

How Many Consonants
25   
15
18   
8

Scripts
Devanagari   
Tamil   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Not Available   
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   

Thank You
Not Available   
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   

How Are You?
Nungni khabora ma?   
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   

Good Night
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)   
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   

Good Evening
Not Available   
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   

Good Morning
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)   
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   

Please
अननानै (Onnanwi)   
தயவு (Tayavu)   

Sorry
Not Available   
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   

Bye
Not Available   
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   

I Love You
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)   
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect   
Kongu   

Where They Speak
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar   
Kongu   

Dialect 2
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect   
Madurai Tamil   

Where They Speak
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   

Dialect 3
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect   
Tirunelveli Tamil   

Where They Speak
Assam, India, Nepal   
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
10   
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.60 million   
99+
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
0.60 million   
99+
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
8.00 million   
24

Native Name
बड़ो (boṛo)   
தமிழ்   

Alternative Names
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci   
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   

French Name
Not Available   
tamoul   

German Name
Not Available   
Tamil   

Pronunciation
[bɔɽo]   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   

Ethnicity
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)   
Tamil people or Tamilans   

History

Origin
1913   
300 BC   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   

Standard Forms
Not Available   
Modern Tamil   

Language Position
Not Available   
18   
16

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Tamil   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
Not Available   
ta   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
Not Available   
tam   

ISO 639 2/B
Not Available   
tam   

ISO 639 3
brx   
tam   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
tam   

Glottocode
bodo1269   
tami1289, oldt1248   

Linguasphere
Not Available   
tami1289   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Bodo and Tamil Speaking population

Bodo and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bodo and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Bodo and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bodo language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. 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 Tamil on Bodo vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bodo and Tamil Language Codes

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

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