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Bodo and Ilocano


Ilocano and Bodo


Countries

Countries
Assam, India  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Assam, India  
Philippines  

Second Language
-  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
-  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
Commission on the Filipino Language  

Interesting Facts
  • In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
  • Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
45  
25
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20  
17
6  
3

How Many Consonants
25  
15
20  
10

Scripts
Devanagari  
Ilokano Braille, Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
34 weeks  
12
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
नमस्कार  
Kablaaw  

Thank You
धन्यवाद  
Agyamanak  

How Are You?
Nungni khabora ma?  
Kumusta?  

Good Night
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)  
Naimbag a rabii  

Good Evening
बोडो  
Naimbag a sardam  

Good Afternoon
अन्धानि बार  
Naimbag a malem  

Good Morning
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)  
Naimbag a bigat  

Please
अननानै (Onnanwi)  
mangngegda  

Sorry
दु:खित  
Agpakawanak  

Bye
Lwrbw  
Pakada  

I Love You
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)  
Ayayatenka  

Excuse Me
दु:खित  
Maawan-dayawen  

Dialects

Dialect 1
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect  
Balangao  

Where They Speak
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar  
Philippines  

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

Dialect 2
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect  
Bontoc  

Where They Speak
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
41,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Assam, India, Nepal  
Not present  

How Many People Speak
1,300,000.00  
99+
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.60 million  
99+
9.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
बड़ो (boṛo)  
ilokano  

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

French Name
bodo  
ilocano  

German Name
Bodo  
Ilokano-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[bɔɽo]  
[iːloˈkɑno]  

Ethnicity
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)  
Ilocano people  

History

Origin
1913  
18th Century  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
-  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
-  
Modern Ilocano  

Language Position
30  
28
94  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Bodo  
Ilocano Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
br  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
brx  
ilo  

ISO 639 2/B
brx  
ilo  

ISO 639 3
brx  
ilo  

ISO 639 6
brx  
ilo  

Glottocode
bodo1269  
ilok1237  

Linguasphere
59-AAB  
31-CBA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Bodo and Ilocano Speaking population

Bodo and Ilocano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bodo and Ilocano languages can be compared. The total count of Bodo and Ilocano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bodo language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 %. 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 Ilocano on Bodo vs Ilocano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bodo and Ilocano Language Codes

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

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