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Balochi vs Bodo


Bodo vs 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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Balochi and Bodo Language History

Comparison of Balochi vs Bodo language history gives us differences between origin of Balochi and Bodo language. History of Balochi language states that this language originated in 19th Century whereas history of Bodo language states that this language originated in 1913. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Balochi and Bodo Language History.

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Balochi and Bodo Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Balochi and Bodo greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Balochi and Bodo language. Balochi word for "Hello" is Salam or Bodo word for "Thank You" is धन्यवाद. Find more of such common Balochi Greetings and Bodo Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Balochi vs Bodo Difficulty

The Balochi vs Bodo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Balochi Alphabets and Bodo Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Balochi and Bodo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Balochi and Bodo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Balochi is 44 weeks while to learn Bodo time required is 34 weeks.

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