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Bodo and Cebuano


Cebuano and Bodo


Countries

Countries
Assam, India  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Assam, India  
Philippines  

Second Language
-  
Philippines  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
-  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters  

Interesting Facts
  • In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
  • Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
  
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  

Similar To
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language  
Hiligaynon Language  

Derived From
-  
Island of Cebu  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
45  
25
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20  
17
5  
2

How Many Consonants
25  
15
16  
6

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
34 weeks  
12
3 weeks  
1

Greetings

Hello
नमस्कार  
Hoy  

Thank You
धन्यवाद  
Salamat  

How Are You?
Nungni khabora ma?  
Kumusta man ka?  

Good Night
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Evening
बोडो  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Afternoon
अन्धानि बार  
Maayong Hapon  

Good Morning
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)  
Maayong Buntag  

Please
अननानै (Onnanwi)  
Palihug  

Sorry
दु:खित  
Ikasubo ko  

Bye
Lwrbw  
Babay  

I Love You
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)  
Gihigugma ko ikaw  

Excuse Me
दु:खित  
Ekskyus mi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect  
Boholano  

Where They Speak
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar  
Bohol  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
28

Dialect 2
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect  
Southern Kana  

Where They Speak
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari  
southern Leyte  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect  
North Kana  

Where They Speak
Assam, India, Nepal  
northern part of Leyte  

How Many People Speak
1,300,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.32 %  
40

Native Speakers
0.60 million  
99+
21.00 million  
36

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
14.50 million  
35

Native Name
बड़ो (boṛo)  
Visayan  

Alternative Names
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci  
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan  

French Name
bodo  
cebuano  

German Name
Bodo  
Cebuano  

Pronunciation
[bɔɽo]  
[sɛbuˈɑno]  

Ethnicity
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)  
Cebuano people  

History

Origin
1913  
16th century  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
-  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
-  
Standard Cebuano  

Language Position
30  
28
62  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Bodo  
Cebuano Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
br  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
brx  
ceb  

ISO 639 2/B
brx  
ceb  

ISO 639 3
brx  
ceb  

ISO 639 6
brx  
ceb  

Glottocode
bodo1269  
cebu1242  

Linguasphere
59-AAB  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Verb-Subject-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Bodo and Cebuano Speaking population

Bodo and Cebuano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bodo and Cebuano languages can be compared. The total count of Bodo and Cebuano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bodo language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 %. 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 Cebuano on Bodo vs Cebuano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bodo and Cebuano Language Codes

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

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