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Bodo vs Ilocano


Ilocano vs Bodo


Countries

Countries
Assam, India   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Assam, India   
Philippines   

Second Language
Not Available   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not Available   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Commission on the Filipino Language   

Interesting Facts
  • In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
  • Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language   
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
45   
25
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20   
17
6   
3

How Many Consonants
25   
15
20   
10

Scripts
Devanagari   
Ilokano Braille, Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
4   
3

Greetings

Hello
Not Available   
Kablaaw   

Thank You
Not Available   
Agyamanak   

How Are You?
Nungni khabora ma?   
Kumusta?   

Good Night
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)   
Naimbag a rabii   

Good Evening
Not Available   
Naimbag a sardam   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Naimbag a malem   

Good Morning
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)   
Naimbag a bigat   

Please
अननानै (Onnanwi)   
Not available   

Sorry
Not Available   
Agpakawanak   

Bye
Not Available   
Pakada   

I Love You
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)   
Ayayatenka   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
Maawan-dayawen   

Dialects

Dialect 1
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect   
Balangao   

Where They Speak
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
21,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect   
Bontoc   

Where They Speak
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
41,000.00   
39

Dialect 3
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Assam, India, Nepal   
Not present   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
2   
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.14 %   
99+

Native Speakers
0.60 million   
99+
9.10 million   
99+

Native Name
बड़ो (boṛo)   
ilokano   

Alternative Names
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci   
Ilokano, Iloko   

French Name
Not Available   
ilocano   

German Name
Not Available   
Ilokano-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[bɔɽo]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)   
Ilocano people   

History

Origin
1913   
18th Century   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Not Available   
Modern Ilocano   

Language Position
Not Available   
94   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
Not Available   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
Not Available   
ilo   

ISO 639 2/B
Not Available   
ilo   

ISO 639 3
brx   
ilo   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
bodo1269   
ilok1237   

Linguasphere
Not Available   
31-CBA-a   

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 Ilocano Language History

Comparison of Bodo vs Ilocano language history gives us differences between origin of Bodo and Ilocano language. History of Bodo language states that this language originated in 1913 whereas history of Ilocano language states that this language originated in 18th Century. 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 Ilocano Language History.

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Bodo and Ilocano 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 Ilocano greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Bodo and Ilocano language. Bodo word for "Hello" is Not Available or Ilocano word for "Thank You" is Agyamanak. Find more of such common Bodo Greetings and Ilocano Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Bodo vs Ilocano Difficulty

The Bodo vs Ilocano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bodo Alphabets and Ilocano 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 Ilocano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bodo and Ilocano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bodo is Not Available while to learn Ilocano time required is Not Available.

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