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Shona and Bodo


Bodo and Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe  
Assam, India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe  
Assam, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not Available  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not Available  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Shona language is tonal language.
  • The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
  
  • In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
  • Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
  

Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language  
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available  
45  
25

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
20  
17

How Many Consonants
46  
34
25  
15

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro  
Not Available  

Thank You
Waita zvako  
Not Available  

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?  
Nungni khabora ma?  

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka  
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)  

Good Evening
Manheru  
Not Available  

Good Afternoon
Masikati  
Not Available  

Good Morning
Mangwanani  
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)  

Please
Ndinokumbirawo  
अननानै (Onnanwi)  

Sorry
Ndineurombo  
Not Available  

Bye
bye  
Not Available  

I Love You
Ndinokuda  
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)  

Excuse Me
Pamusoro  
Not Available  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa  
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect  

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe  
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar  

Dialect 2
Karanga  
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect  

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe  
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari  

Dialect 3
Zezuru  
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect  

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland  
Assam, India, Nepal  

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
Not Available  

Native Speakers
8.30 million  
99+
0.60 million  
99+

Native Name
Not Available  
बड़ो (boṛo)  

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru  
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci  

French Name
shona  
Not Available  

German Name
Schona-Sprache  
Not Available  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[bɔɽo]  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)  

History

Origin
20th century  
1913  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
Bantu  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Standard Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Position
107  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sn  
Not Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna  
Not Available  

ISO 639 2/B
sna  
Not Available  

ISO 639 3
sna  
brx  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
core1255  
bodo1269  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a  
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 Shona 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 Shona and Bodo dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Bodo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Bodo Dialects are spoken in different Bodo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Bodo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. 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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Shona and Bodo Speaking population

Shona and Bodo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Bodo languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Bodo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % 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 Shona and Bodo on Shona vs Bodo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Shona and Bodo Language Codes

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

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