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Bodo and Akan


Akan and Bodo


Countries

Countries
Assam, India  
Ghana, Ivory coast  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Assam, India  
Ghana  

Second Language
-  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
-  
Benin, United States of America  

Regulated By
-  
Akan Orthography 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.
  
  • Ghana has over 100 ethnic groups living, and Akan is one of the largest tribe.
  • Akan language came in South America, notably Suriname and Jamaica through slave trade.
  

Similar To
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language  
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
45  
25
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20  
17
10  
7

How Many Consonants
25  
15
16  
6

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
34 weeks  
12
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
नमस्कार  
ete-sen  

Thank You
धन्यवाद  
meda ase  

How Are You?
Nungni khabora ma?  
wo ho te sɛn?  

Good Night
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)  
maadwo  

Good Evening
बोडो  
maadwo  

Good Afternoon
अन्धानि बार  
maaha  

Good Morning
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)  
maakye  

Please
अननानै (Onnanwi)  
wae  

Sorry
दु:खित  
Kafra  

Bye
Lwrbw  
bye  

I Love You
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)  
Me doכ wo  

Excuse Me
दु:खित  
mepa wo kyɛw  

Dialects

Dialect 1
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect  
Asante  

Where They Speak
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
9,000,000.00  
39

Dialect 2
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect  
Akuapem  

Where They Speak
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
9,000,000.00  
38

Dialect 3
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect  
Fante  

Where They Speak
Assam, India, Nepal  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
1,300,000.00  
99+
1,900,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.17 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.60 million  
99+
11.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
21.00 million  
29

Native Name
बड़ो (boṛo)  
Akan  

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

French Name
bodo  
akan  

German Name
Bodo  
Akan-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[bɔɽo]  
[ˈaːkã]  

Ethnicity
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)  
Akan people  

History

Origin
1913  
15  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
-  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
-  
Akan  

Language Position
30  
28
104  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Bodo  
Akan Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
br  
ak  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
brx  
aka  

ISO 639 2/B
brx  
aka  

ISO 639 3
brx  
aka  

ISO 639 6
brx  
aka  

Glottocode
bodo1269  
akan1251  

Linguasphere
59-AAB  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Bodo and Akan 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 Akan dialects. Various dialects of Bodo and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bodo are spoken in different Bodo Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bodo vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bodo dialects include: (Sønabari) Western Boro dialect, (Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Bodo and Akan Speaking population

Bodo and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bodo and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Bodo and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bodo language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 %. 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 Akan on Bodo vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bodo and Akan Language Codes

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

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