Shona and Bodo
Countries
Zimbabwe
Assam, India
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Assam, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
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Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
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Regulated By
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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
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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Hello
Mhoro
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Thank You
Waita zvako
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How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Nungni khabora ma?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)
Good Evening
Manheru
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Good Afternoon
Masikati
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Good Morning
Mangwanani
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
अननानै (Onnanwi)
Sorry
Ndineurombo
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I Love You
Ndinokuda
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
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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
Speaking Population
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Native Name
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बड़ो (boṛo)
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci
French Name
shona
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German Name
Schona-Sprache
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Pronunciation
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[bɔɽo]
Ethnicity
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Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Tibeto-Burman
Branch
Bantu
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Early Forms
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Standard Forms
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Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
sn
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ISO 639 2/T
sna
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ISO 639 2/B
sna
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ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
core1255
bodo1269
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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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.
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.