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Balochi and Bodo


Bodo and Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  
Assam, India  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
Iran  
Assam, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
-  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates  
-  

Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
  • Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
  
  • In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
  • Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
  

Similar To
Kurdish and Persian  
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language  

Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
45  
25

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
20  
17

How Many Consonants
26  
16
25  
15

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
34 weeks  
12

Greetings

Hello
Salam  
नमस्कार  

Thank You
mana bebahgsh  
धन्यवाद  

How Are You?
chone tao?  
Nungni khabora ma?  

Good Night
jawáin shap  
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)  

Good Evening
jawáin begáh  
बोडो  

Good Afternoon
سلام علیکم  
अन्धानि बार  

Good Morning
jawáin sawáh  
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)  

Please
Mihrabani kan  
अननानै (Onnanwi)  

Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh  
दु:खित  

Bye
bye  
Lwrbw  

I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh  
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)  

Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh  
दु:खित  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi  
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
1,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western Balochi  
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
99+
1,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Southern Balochi  
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect  

Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates  
Assam, India, Nepal  

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00  
99+
1,300,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
0.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
0.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
8.50 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
بلوچی  
बड़ो (boṛo)  

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

French Name
baloutchi  
bodo  

German Name
Belutschisch  
Bodo  

Pronunciation
[bəˈloʧi]  
[bɔɽo]  

Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)  

History

Origin
19th Century  
1913  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
-  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
-  

Standard Forms
Balochi  
-  

Language Position
39  
36
30  
28

Signed Forms
Balochi Sign Language  
Signed Bodo  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
br  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bal  
brx  

ISO 639 2/B
bal  
brx  

ISO 639 3
bal  
brx  

ISO 639 6
bal  
brx  

Glottocode
balo1260  
bodo1269  

Linguasphere
58-AAB-a  
59-AAB  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

Balochi and Bodo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Balochi and Bodo languages can be compared. The total count of Balochi and Bodo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bodo language is 0.01 %. 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 Balochi and Bodo on Balochi vs Bodo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Balochi and Bodo Language Codes

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

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