Countries
Assam, India
  
Malawi, Zimbabwe
  
National Language
Assam, India
  
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  
Second Language
Not Available
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Not Available
  
Zambia
  
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.
  
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  
Similar To
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language
  
Zulu language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Bodo-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Chewa-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Not Available
  
Moni
  
Thank You
Not Available
  
Zikomo
  
How Are You?
Nungni khabora ma?
  
Muli bwanji?
  
Good Night
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)
  
Usiku wabwino
  
Good Evening
Not Available
  
Madzulo abwino
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
Masana abwino
  
Good Morning
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)
  
M'mawa wabwino
  
Please
अननानै (Onnanwi)
  
Chonde
  
Sorry
Not Available
  
pepani
  
Bye
Not Available
  
anatsanzikana
  
I Love You
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)
  
Ndimakukondani
  
Excuse Me
Not Available
  
Pepani
  
Dialect 1
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect
  
Kasungu
  
Where They Speak
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar
  
Malawi, Zambia
  
Dialect 2
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect
  
Kikamtunda
  
Where They Speak
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari
  
Malawi, Zambia
  
Dialect 3
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect
  
Kimaravi
  
Where They Speak
Assam, India, Nepal
  
Malawi, Zambia
  
How Many People Speak?
0.60 million
  
99+
12.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.60 million
  
99+
12.00 million
  
99+
Native Name
बड़ो (boṛo)
  
Nyanja
  
Alternative Names
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci
  
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
  
French Name
Not Available
  
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
  
German Name
Not Available
  
Nyanja-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[bɔɽo]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)
  
Chewa people
  
Origin
1913
  
15th Century
  
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
  
Benue-Congo
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Bantu
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Not Available
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Not Available
  
Chewa
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
Not Available
  
ny
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
Not Available
  
nya
  
ISO 639 2/B
Not Available
  
nya
  
ISO 639 3
brx
  
nya
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
bodo1269
  
nyan1308
  
Linguasphere
Not Available
  
99-AUS-xaa – xag
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Bodo and Chewa 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 Chewa greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Bodo and Chewa language. Bodo word for "Hello" is Not Available or Chewa word for "Thank You" is Zikomo. Find more of such common Bodo Greetings and Chewa Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Bodo vs Chewa Difficulty
The Bodo vs Chewa difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bodo Alphabets and Chewa 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 Chewa are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bodo and Chewa, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bodo is Not Available while to learn Chewa time required is Not Available.