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Oromo and Bodo


Bodo and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya   
Assam, India   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Ethiopia   
Assam, India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not Available   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Somalia   
Not Available   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
  • Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
  

Similar To
Somali Language   
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34   
16
45   
25

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
20   
17

How Many Consonants
24   
14
25   
15

Scripts
Latin   
Devanagari   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
akkam   
Not Available   

Thank You
Galatoomi   
Not Available   

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?   
Nungni khabora ma?   

Good Night
Nagayattii buli   
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)   

Good Evening
Akkam waarite   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan   
Not Available   

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan   
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)   

Please
Maaloo   
अननानै (Onnanwi)   

Sorry
naa dhiisi   
Not Available   

Bye
Nagayattii!   
Not Available   

I Love You
Sin jaaladha   
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)   

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana   
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya   
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar   

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00   
19
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Orma   
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect   

Where They Speak
Kenya   
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari   

How Many People Speak
66,000.00   
37
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Wata   
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect   

Where They Speak
Kenya   
Assam, India, Nepal   

How Many People Speak
13,000.00   
33
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
17   
16
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
0.60 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.36 %   
36
Not Available   

Native Speakers
24.00 million   
33
0.60 million   
99+

Native Name
Afaan Oromo   
बड़ो (boṛo)   

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo   
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci   

French Name
galla   
Not Available   

German Name
Galla-Sprache   
Not Available   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[bɔɽo]   

Ethnicity
Oromos   
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)   

History

Origin
16   
1913   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Cushitic   
Tibeto-Burman   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo   
Not Available   

Language Position
91   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
om   
Not Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm   
Not Available   

ISO 639 2/B
orm   
Not Available   

ISO 639 3
orm   
brx   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1736   
bodo1269   

Linguasphere
No data available   
Not Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Oromo 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 Oromo and Bodo dialects. Various dialects of Oromo and Bodo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oromo are spoken in different Oromo Speaking Countries whereas Bodo Dialects are spoken in different Bodo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oromo vs Bodo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oromo dialects include: Borana, Orma. 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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Oromo and Bodo Speaking population

Oromo and Bodo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Bodo languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Bodo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % 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 Oromo and Bodo on Oromo vs Bodo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Oromo and Bodo Language Codes

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

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