Countries
Assam, India
  
Zimbabwe
  
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 in
Bodo-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Alphabets
Not Available
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
How Many People Speak?
0.60 million
  
99+
25.00 million
  
40
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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
  
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Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
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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.