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Bhojpuri vs Bodo


Bodo vs Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status  
Assam, India  

Total No. Of Countries
0  
15
1  
14

National Language
India  
Assam, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
-  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  
-  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri 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
Maithili and Magahi  
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
43  
23
45  
25

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
20  
17

How Many Consonants
34  
24
25  
15

Scripts
Devanagari  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
34 weeks  
12

Greetings

Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)  
नमस्कार  

Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  
धन्यवाद  

How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  
Nungni khabora ma?  

Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)  
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)  

Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)  
बोडो  

Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)  
अन्धानि बार  

Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)  
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)  

Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  
अननानै (Onnanwi)  

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
दु:खित  

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)  
Lwrbw  

I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)  

Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
दु:खित  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani  
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect  

Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar  

How Many People Speak
16,000.00  
99+
1,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi  
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect  

Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari  

How Many People Speak
380,000.00  
99+
1,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri  
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect  

Where They Speak
India  
Assam, India, Nepal  

How Many People Speak
38,000,000.00  
16
1,300,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
13  
13
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
40.00 million  
31
0.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.43 %  
33
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
40.00 million  
24
0.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
38.00 million  
23
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  
बड़ो (boṛo)  

Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci  

French Name
bhojpuri  
bodo  

German Name
Bhojpuri  
Bodo  

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  
[bɔɽo]  

Ethnicity
Bhojpuri speakers  
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
Bhojpuri  
-  

Language Position
37  
34
30  
28

Signed Forms
Bhojpuri Sign Language  
Signed Bodo  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
br  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bho  
brx  

ISO 639 2/B
bho  
brx  

ISO 639 3
bho  
brx  

ISO 639 6
bho  
brx  

Glottocode
bhoj1246  
bodo1269  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa  
59-AAB  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Bhojpuri and Bodo Language History

Comparison of Bhojpuri vs Bodo language history gives us differences between origin of Bhojpuri and Bodo language. History of Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri and Bodo Language History.

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Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri and Bodo greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Bhojpuri and Bodo language. Bhojpuri word for "Hello" is प्रणाम (prannam) or Bodo word for "Thank You" is धन्यवाद. Find more of such common Bhojpuri Greetings and Bodo Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Bhojpuri vs Bodo Difficulty

The Bhojpuri vs Bodo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri and Bodo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bhojpuri and Bodo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bhojpuri is 44 weeks while to learn Bodo time required is 34 weeks.

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