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Bodo and Kirundi


Kirundi and Bodo


Countries

Countries
Assam, India  
Burma  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Assam, India  
Burundi, Gambia  

Second Language
-  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Asia  

Minority Language
-  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

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.
  
  • Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
  • Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
  

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

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
45  
25
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20  
17
5  
2

How Many Consonants
25  
15
19  
9

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
34 weeks  
12
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
नमस्कार  
Bwakeye  

Thank You
धन्यवाद  
Urakoze  

How Are You?
Nungni khabora ma?  
Urakomeye?  

Good Night
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)  
Ijoro ryiza  

Good Evening
बोडो  
Mwiriwe  

Good Afternoon
अन्धानि बार  
Mwiriwe  

Good Morning
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)  
Mwaramutse  

Please
अननानै (Onnanwi)  
Ndagusavye  

Sorry
दु:खित  
Ndasubiza  

Bye
Lwrbw  
N’agasaga  

I Love You
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)  
Ndi waramutse  

Excuse Me
दु:खित  
Ndasaba  

Dialects

Dialect 1
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect  
Rwanda-Rundi  

Where They Speak
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 2
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect  
Ha  

Where They Speak
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
990,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect  
Shubi  

Where They Speak
Assam, India, Nepal  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
1,300,000.00  
99+
153,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.60 million  
99+
8.80 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
12.00 million  
38

Native Name
बड़ो (boṛo)  
íkiRǔndi  

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

French Name
bodo  
rundi  

German Name
Bodo  
Kirundi  

Pronunciation
[bɔɽo]  
[kɪˈrʊndi]  

Ethnicity
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  

History

Origin
1913  
1500  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
-  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
-  
Kirundi  

Language Position
30  
28
86  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Bodo  
Kirundi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
br  
rn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
brx  
run  

ISO 639 2/B
brx  
run  

ISO 639 3
brx  
run  

ISO 639 6
brx  
run  

Glottocode
bodo1269  
rund1242  

Linguasphere
59-AAB  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Bodo and Kirundi Speaking population

Bodo and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bodo and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Bodo and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bodo language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 %. 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 Kirundi on Bodo vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bodo and Kirundi Language Codes

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