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Bodo vs Shona


Shona vs Bodo


Countries

Countries
Assam, India   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Assam, India   
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   

Second Language
Not Available   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not Available   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

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.
  
  • Shona language is tonal language.
  • The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
  

Similar To
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language   
Kalanga and Nambya Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
45   
25
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20   
17
5   
2

How Many Consonants
25   
15
46   
34

Scripts
Devanagari   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
4   
3

Greetings

Hello
Not Available   
Mhoro   

Thank You
Not Available   
Waita zvako   

How Are You?
Nungni khabora ma?   
Wakadini zvako?   

Good Night
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)   
Urare zvakanaka   

Good Evening
Not Available   
Manheru   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Masikati   

Good Morning
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)   
Mangwanani   

Please
अननानै (Onnanwi)   
Ndinokumbirawo   

Sorry
Not Available   
Ndineurombo   

Bye
Not Available   
bye   

I Love You
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)   
Ndinokuda   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
Pamusoro   

Dialects

Dialect 1
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect   
Hwesa   

Where They Speak
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar   
Zimbabwe   

Dialect 2
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect   
Karanga   

Where They Speak
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari   
southern Zimbabwe   

Dialect 3
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect   
Zezuru   

Where They Speak
Assam, India, Nepal   
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
0.60 million   
99+
8.30 million   
99+

Native Name
बड़ो (boṛo)   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci   
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   

French Name
Not Available   
shona   

German Name
Not Available   
Schona-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[bɔɽo]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1913   
20th century   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Not Available   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Position
Not Available   
107   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
Not Available   
sn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
Not Available   
sna   

ISO 639 2/B
Not Available   
sna   

ISO 639 3
brx   
sna   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
bodo1269   
core1255   

Linguasphere
Not Available   
99-AUT-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 Shona Language History

Comparison of Bodo vs Shona language history gives us differences between origin of Bodo and Shona language. History of Bodo language states that this language originated in 1913 whereas history of Shona language states that this language originated in 20th 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 Shona Language History.

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

Bodo vs Shona Difficulty

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

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