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Tamil and Bodo


Bodo and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
Assam, India   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
1   
14

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
Assam, India   

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   
Not Available   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   
Not Available   

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
  • The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
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  • In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
  • Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
  

Similar To
Malayalam   
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247   
99+
45   
25

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
20   
17

How Many Consonants
18   
8
25   
15

Scripts
Tamil   
Devanagari   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   
Not Available   

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   
Not Available   

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   
Nungni khabora ma?   

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)   

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   
Not Available   

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)   

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)   
अननानै (Onnanwi)   

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   
Not Available   

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   
Not Available   

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)   

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu   
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect   

Where They Speak
Kongu   
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar   

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil   
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect   

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari   

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil   
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect   

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   
Assam, India, Nepal   

Total No. Of Dialects
10   
10
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million   
21
0.60 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.06 %   
19
Not Available   

Native Speakers
70.00 million   
15
0.60 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million   
24
Not Available   

Native Name
தமிழ்   
बड़ो (boṛo)   

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci   

French Name
tamoul   
Not Available   

German Name
Tamil   
Not Available   

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   
[bɔɽo]   

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans   
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)   

History

Origin
300 BC   
1913   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Tibeto-Burman   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil   
Not Available   

Language Position
18   
16
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ta   
Not Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam   
Not Available   

ISO 639 2/B
tam   
Not Available   

ISO 639 3
tam   
brx   

ISO 639 6
tam   
Not Available   

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248   
bodo1269   

Linguasphere
tami1289   
Not Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

Tamil and Bodo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Bodo languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Bodo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % 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 Tamil and Bodo on Tamil vs Bodo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Bodo Language Codes

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

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