Countries
Philippines
  
Assam, India
  
National Language
Philippines
  
Assam, India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not Available
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not Available
  
Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
- In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
- Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
  
Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
  
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Bodo-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Hello
Kablaaw
  
Not Available
  
Thank You
Agyamanak
  
Not Available
  
How Are You?
Kumusta?
  
Nungni khabora ma?
  
Good Night
Naimbag a rabii
  
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)
  
Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam
  
Not Available
  
Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat
  
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)
  
Please
Not available
  
अननानै (Onnanwi)
  
Sorry
Agpakawanak
  
Not Available
  
Bye
Pakada
  
Not Available
  
I Love You
Ayayatenka
  
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)
  
Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen
  
Not Available
  
Dialect 1
Balangao
  
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Bontoc
  
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Not present
  
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect
  
Where They Speak
Not present
  
Assam, India, Nepal
  
How Many People Speak?
9.10 million
  
99+
0.60 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
9.10 million
  
99+
0.60 million
  
99+
Native Name
ilokano
  
बड़ो (boṛo)
  
Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko
  
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci
  
French Name
ilocano
  
Not Available
  
German Name
Ilokano-Sprache
  
Not Available
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[bɔɽo]
  
Ethnicity
Ilocano people
  
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)
  
Origin
18th Century
  
1913
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Tibeto-Burman
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Not Available
  
Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano
  
Not Available
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ilo
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 2/B
ilo
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 3
ilo
  
brx
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
ilok1237
  
bodo1269
  
Linguasphere
31-CBA-a
  
Not Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ilocano and Bodo 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 Ilocano and Bodo greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Ilocano and Bodo language. Ilocano word for "Hello" is Kablaaw or Bodo word for "Thank You" is Not Available. Find more of such common Ilocano Greetings and Bodo Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Ilocano vs Bodo Difficulty
The Ilocano vs Bodo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Ilocano Alphabets and Bodo 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 Ilocano and Bodo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Ilocano and Bodo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Ilocano is Not Available while to learn Bodo time required is Not Available.