Somali and Bodo
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Assam, India
National Language
Somalia
Assam, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
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Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Asia
Minority Language
Yemen
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Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
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Interesting Facts
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
- In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
- Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
Hello
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Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
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How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
Nungni khabora ma?
Good Night
Habeenka Good
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)
Good Evening
Evening Good
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Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
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Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)
Please
Fadlan
अननानै (Onnanwi)
Sorry
sorry
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Bye
caraysiiyo
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I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
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Dialect 1
Northern Somali
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar
Dialect 2
Benaadir
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Assam, India, Nepal
Speaking Population
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Native Name
af Soomaali
बड़ो (boṛo)
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci
French Name
somali
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German Name
Somali
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Pronunciation
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[bɔɽo]
Ethnicity
Somalis
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Tibeto-Burman
Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
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Standard Forms
Somali
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Language Position
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Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
so
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ISO 639 2/T
som
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ISO 639 2/B
som
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ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
soma1255
bodo1269
Linguasphere
No data available
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Somali 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 Somali and Bodo dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Bodo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Bodo Dialects are spoken in different Bodo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Bodo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Bodo dialects include: (Sønabari) Western Boro dialect , (Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Bodo Speaking population
Somali and Bodo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Bodo languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Bodo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali 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 Somali and Bodo on Somali vs Bodo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Bodo Language Codes
Somali and Bodo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Bodo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.