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Bodo and Balochi


Balochi and Bodo


Countries

Countries
Assam, India  
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

National Language
Assam, India  
Iran  

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
  • In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
  • Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
  
  • 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.
  

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

Derived From
-  
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
45  
25
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20  
17
8  
5

How Many Consonants
25  
15
26  
16

Scripts
Devanagari  
Perso-Arabic script  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
34 weeks  
12
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
नमस्कार  
Salam  

Thank You
धन्यवाद  
mana bebahgsh  

How Are You?
Nungni khabora ma?  
chone tao?  

Good Night
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)  
jawáin shap  

Good Evening
बोडो  
jawáin begáh  

Good Afternoon
अन्धानि बार  
سلام علیکم  

Good Morning
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)  
jawáin sawáh  

Please
अननानै (Onnanwi)  
Mihrabani kan  

Sorry
दु:खित  
bebaksh / bebagsh  

Bye
Lwrbw  
bye  

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

Excuse Me
दु:खित  
mana bebahgsh  

Dialects

Dialect 1
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect  
Eastern Balochi  

Where They Speak
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar  
Pakistan  

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

Dialect 2
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect  
Western Balochi  

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

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

Dialect 3
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect  
Southern Balochi  

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

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

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.60 million  
99+
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
8.50 million  
99+

Native Name
बड़ो (boṛo)  
بلوچی  

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

French Name
bodo  
baloutchi  

German Name
Bodo  
Belutschisch  

Pronunciation
[bɔɽo]  
[bəˈloʧi]  

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

History

Origin
1913  
19th Century  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
-  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
-  
Balochi  

Language Position
30  
28
39  
36

Signed Forms
Signed Bodo  
Balochi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
br  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
brx  
bal  

ISO 639 2/B
brx  
bal  

ISO 639 3
brx  
bal  

ISO 639 6
brx  
bal  

Glottocode
bodo1269  
balo1260  

Linguasphere
59-AAB  
58-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Bodo and Balochi Speaking population

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

Bodo and Balochi Language Codes

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

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