Bodo and Afrikaans
Countries
Assam, India
South Africa
National Language
Assam, India
South Africa
Second Language
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Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
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Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
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Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
- Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
Similar To
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language
Dutch Language
Derived From
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Dutch Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Nungni khabora ma?
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)
goeie nag
Good Evening
बोडो
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
अन्धानि बार
Goeie middag
Good Morning
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)
goeie more
Please
अननानै (Onnanwi)
asseblief
I Love You
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
दु:खित
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar
-
Dialect 2
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari
-
Dialect 3
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Assam, India, Nepal
Namibia
Native Name
बड़ो (boṛo)
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci
Cape Dutch
French Name
bodo
afrikaans
German Name
Bodo
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
[bɔɽo]
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)
Afrikaners
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
Germanic
Early Forms
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Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
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Standard Afrikaans
Signed Forms
Signed Bodo
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
bodo1269
afri1274
Linguasphere
59-AAB
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic
All Bodo and Afrikaans 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 Bodo and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Bodo and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bodo are spoken in different Bodo Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bodo vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bodo dialects include: (Sønabari) Western Boro dialect, (Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Bodo and Afrikaans Speaking population
Bodo and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bodo and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Bodo and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bodo language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is 0.03 %. 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 Bodo and Afrikaans on Bodo vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Bodo and Afrikaans Language Codes
Bodo and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bodo and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.