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Meithei and Bodo


Bodo and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur   
Assam, India   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Assam, India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not Available   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   
Not Available   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
  • The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
  
  • In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
  • Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
45   
25

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
20   
17

How Many Consonants
15   
5
25   
15

Scripts
Bengali   
Devanagari   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari   
Not Available   

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare   
Not Available   

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   
Nungni khabora ma?   

Good Night
Athengba Ahing   
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)   

Good Evening
Not Available   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Not Available   

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl   
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)   

Please
Chanbiduna   
अननानै (Onnanwi)   

Sorry
Saobiganu   
Not Available   

Bye
Chatcharage   
Not Available   

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi   
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi   
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect   

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos   
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar   

How Many People Speak
5,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Pangal   
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari   

How Many People Speak
273,000.00   
32
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Meithei proper   
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Assam, India, Nepal   

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00   
19
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
1.50 million   
99+
0.60 million   
99+

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন   
बड़ो (boṛo)   

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci   

French Name
Meithei   
Not Available   

German Name
Meithei   
Not Available   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[bɔɽo]   

Ethnicity
Meithei people   
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)   

History

Origin
1700   
1913   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman   
Tibeto-Burman   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei   
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
Not Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni   
Not Available   

ISO 639 2/B
mni   
Not Available   

ISO 639 3
mni   
brx   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mani1292   
bodo1269   

Linguasphere
omp   
Not Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Meithei and Bodo Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Meithei and Bodo dialects. Various dialects of Meithei and Bodo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Meithei are spoken in different Meithei Speaking Countries whereas Bodo Dialects are spoken in different Bodo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Meithei vs Bodo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Meithei dialects include: Loi, Pangal. Bodo dialects include: (Sønabari) Western Boro dialect , (Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Meithei and Bodo Speaking population

Meithei and Bodo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Bodo languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Bodo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Bodo language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Meithei and Bodo on Meithei vs Bodo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Bodo Language Codes

Meithei and Bodo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Meithei and Bodo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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