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Bodo vs Bengali


Bengali vs Bodo


Countries

Countries
Assam, India  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

National Language
Assam, India  
Bangladesh, India  

Second Language
Not Available  
India  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not Available  
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi  

Interesting Facts
  • In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
  • Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
  
  • Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
  • 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  

Similar To
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language  
Assamese and Oriya  

Derived From
Not Available  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
45  
25
51  
30

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20  
17
11  
8

How Many Consonants
25  
15
40  
29

Scripts
Devanagari  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available  
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Not Available  
হ্যালো (Hyālō)  

Thank You
Not Available  
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)  

How Are You?
Nungni khabora ma?  
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)  

Good Night
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)  
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)  

Good Evening
Not Available  
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)  

Good Afternoon
Not Available  
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)  

Good Morning
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)  
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)  

Please
अननानै (Onnanwi)  
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)  

Sorry
Not Available  
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)  

Bye
Not Available  
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)  

I Love You
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)  
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)  

Excuse Me
Not Available  
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect  
Chakma  

Where They Speak
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar  
Bangladesh, Burma, India  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
330,000.00  
36

Dialect 2
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect  
Hajong  

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

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
71,000.00  
36

Dialect 3
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect  
Rarhi  

Where They Speak
Assam, India, Nepal  
India  

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.60 million  
99+
215.00 million  
9

Speaking Population
Not Available  
3.11 %  
8

Native Speakers
0.60 million  
99+
196.00 million  
7

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
19.00 million  
16

Native Name
बड़ो (boṛo)  
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)  

Alternative Names
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci  
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa  

French Name
Not Available  
bengali  

German Name
Not Available  
Bengali  

Pronunciation
[bɔɽo]  
Not available  

Ethnicity
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)  
Bengalis (Bengali people)  

History

Origin
1913  
1000–1200 CE  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Not Available  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available  
Abahatta, Old Bengali  

Standard Forms
Not Available  
Bengali  

Language Position
Not Available  
4  
4

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
Not Available  
bn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
Not Available  
ben  

ISO 639 2/B
Not Available  
ben  

ISO 639 3
brx  
ben  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
bodo1269  
beng1280  

Linguasphere
Not Available  
59-AAF-u  

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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Bodo and Bengali Language History

Comparison of Bodo vs Bengali language history gives us differences between origin of Bodo and Bengali language. History of Bodo language states that this language originated in 1913 whereas history of Bengali language states that this language originated in 1000–1200 CE. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Bodo and Bengali Language History.

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Bodo and Bengali Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Bodo and Bengali greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Bodo and Bengali language. Bodo word for "Hello" is Not Available or Bengali word for "Thank You" is ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad). Find more of such common Bodo Greetings and Bengali Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Bodo vs Bengali Difficulty

The Bodo vs Bengali difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bodo Alphabets and Bengali Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Bodo and Bengali are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bodo and Bengali, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bodo is Not Available while to learn Bengali time required is 44 weeks.

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