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Bodo and Chewa


Chewa and Bodo


Countries

Countries
Assam, India  
Malawi, Zimbabwe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Assam, India  
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe  

Second Language
-  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
-  
Zambia  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
  • Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
  
  • Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
  • Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  

Similar To
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language  
Zulu language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
45  
25
31  
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20  
17
5  
2

How Many Consonants
25  
15
18  
8

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
34 weeks  
12
32 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
नमस्कार  
Moni  

Thank You
धन्यवाद  
Zikomo  

How Are You?
Nungni khabora ma?  
Muli bwanji?  

Good Night
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)  
Usiku wabwino  

Good Evening
बोडो  
Madzulo abwino  

Good Afternoon
अन्धानि बार  
Masana abwino  

Good Morning
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)  
M'mawa wabwino  

Please
अननानै (Onnanwi)  
Chonde  

Sorry
दु:खित  
pepani  

Bye
Lwrbw  
anatsanzikana  

I Love You
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)  
Ndimakukondani  

Excuse Me
दु:खित  
Pepani  

Dialects

Dialect 1
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect  
Kasungu  

Where They Speak
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar  
Malawi, Zambia  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect  
Kikamtunda  

Where They Speak
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari  
Malawi, Zambia  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect  
Kimaravi  

Where They Speak
Assam, India, Nepal  
Malawi, Zambia  

How Many People Speak
1,300,000.00  
99+
1,200,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
5  
5

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.17 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.60 million  
99+
12.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
बड़ो (boṛo)  
Nyanja  

Alternative Names
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci  
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa  

French Name
bodo  
chichewa; chewa; nyanja  

German Name
Bodo  
Nyanja-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[bɔɽo]  
[ˈtʃewa]  

Ethnicity
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)  
Chewa people  

History

Origin
1913  
15th Century  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
-  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
-  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
-  
Chewa  

Language Position
30  
28
27  
25

Signed Forms
Signed Bodo  
Chewa Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
br  
ny  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
brx  
nya  

ISO 639 2/B
brx  
nya  

ISO 639 3
brx  
nya  

ISO 639 6
brx  
nya  

Glottocode
bodo1269  
nyan1308  

Linguasphere
59-AAB  
99-AUS-xaa – xag  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Bodo and Chewa Speaking population

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

Bodo and Chewa Language Codes

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

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