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Meithei vs Bodo


Bodo vs 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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Meithei and Bodo Language History

Comparison of Meithei vs Bodo language history gives us differences between origin of Meithei and Bodo language. History of Meithei language states that this language originated in 1700 whereas history of Bodo language states that this language originated in 1913. 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 Meithei and Bodo Language History.

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

Meithei vs Bodo Difficulty

The Meithei vs Bodo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Meithei 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 Meithei and Bodo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Meithei and Bodo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Meithei is 44 weeks while to learn Bodo time required is Not Available.

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