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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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