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Bodo and Bengali


Bengali and Bodo


Countries

Countries
Assam, India  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

National Language
Assam, India  
Bangladesh, India  

Second Language
-  
India  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
-  
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
-  
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi  

Interesting Facts
  • In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
  • Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
  
  • Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
  • 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  

Similar To
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language  
Assamese and Oriya  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
45  
25
51  
30

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20  
17
11  
8

How Many Consonants
25  
15
40  
29

Scripts
Devanagari  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
34 weeks  
12
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
नमस्कार  
হ্যালো (Hyālō)  

Thank You
धन्यवाद  
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)  

How Are You?
Nungni khabora ma?  
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)  

Good Night
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)  
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)  

Good Evening
बोडो  
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)  

Good Afternoon
अन्धानि बार  
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)  

Good Morning
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)  
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)  

Please
अननानै (Onnanwi)  
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)  

Sorry
दु:खित  
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)  

Bye
Lwrbw  
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)  

I Love You
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)  
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)  

Excuse Me
दु:खित  
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect  
Chakma  

Where They Speak
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar  
Bangladesh, Burma, India  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
330,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect  
Hajong  

Where They Speak
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
71,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect  
Rarhi  

Where They Speak
Assam, India, Nepal  
India  

How Many People Speak
1,300,000.00  
99+
230,000,000.00  
1

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.60 million  
99+
215.00 million  
9

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
3.11 %  
8

Native Speakers
0.60 million  
99+
196.00 million  
7

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
19.00 million  
31

Native Name
बड़ो (boṛo)  
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)  

Alternative Names
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci  
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa  

French Name
bodo  
bengali  

German Name
Bodo  
Bengali  

Pronunciation
[bɔɽo]  
[ˈbeŋɡali]  

Ethnicity
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)  
Bengalis (Bengali people)  

History

Origin
1913  
1000–1200 CE  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
-  
Abahatta, Old Bengali  

Standard Forms
-  
Bengali  

Language Position
30  
28
4  
4

Signed Forms
Signed Bodo  
Signed Bengali  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
br  
bn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
brx  
ben  

ISO 639 2/B
brx  
ben  

ISO 639 3
brx  
ben  

ISO 639 6
brx  
ben  

Glottocode
bodo1269  
beng1280  

Linguasphere
59-AAB  
59-AAF-u  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Bodo and Bengali Speaking population

Bodo and Bengali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bodo and Bengali languages can be compared. The total count of Bodo and Bengali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bodo language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 %. 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 Bengali on Bodo vs Bengali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bodo and Bengali Language Codes

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

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