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Bodo and Maltese


Maltese and Bodo


Countries

Countries
Assam, India  
European Union, Malta  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Assam, India  
Malta  

Second Language
-  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
-  
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America  

Regulated By
-  
National Council for the Maltese 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.
  
  • Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
  • Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
  

Similar To
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language  
Western Arabic Dialects  

Derived From
-  
Roman Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
45  
25
30  
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20  
17
6  
3

How Many Consonants
25  
15
24  
14

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
34 weeks  
12
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
नमस्कार  
Ħello  

Thank You
धन्यवाद  
Grazzi  

How Are You?
Nungni khabora ma?  
Kif int?  

Good Night
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)  
Il-Lejla it-tajba  

Good Evening
बोडो  
Il-Lejla it-tajba  

Good Afternoon
अन्धानि बार  
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb  

Good Morning
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)  
L-għodwa t-tajba  

Please
अननानै (Onnanwi)  
Jekk jogħġbok  

Sorry
दु:खित  
Skużani!  

Bye
Lwrbw  
Ċaw  

I Love You
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)  
Inħobbok ħafna  

Excuse Me
दु:खित  
Skużi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect  
Qormi  

Where They Speak
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar  
Malta  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
520,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect  
Żejtun  

Where They Speak
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari  
Malta  

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

Dialect 3
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect  
Not Present  

Where They Speak
Assam, India, Nepal  
-  

How Many People Speak
1,300,000.00  
99+
500,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.02 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.60 million  
99+
0.52 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
0.50 million  
99+

Native Name
बड़ो (boṛo)  
Malti  

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

French Name
bodo  
maltais  

German Name
Bodo  
Maltesisch  

Pronunciation
[bɔɽo]  
[mɔːltiːz]  

Ethnicity
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)  
Maltese  

History

Origin
1913  
c. 1470  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Semitic  

Branch
-  
North Abric  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
-  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
-  
Maltese  

Language Position
30  
28
25  
23

Signed Forms
Signed Bodo  
Maltese Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
br  
mt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
brx  
mlt  

ISO 639 2/B
brx  
mlt  

ISO 639 3
brx  
mlt  

ISO 639 6
brx  
mlt  

Glottocode
bodo1269  
malt1254  

Linguasphere
59-AAB  
12-AAC-c  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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

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Bodo and Maltese Speaking population

Bodo and Maltese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bodo and Maltese languages can be compared. The total count of Bodo and Maltese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bodo language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maltese language is 0.02 %. 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 Maltese on Bodo vs Maltese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bodo and Maltese Language Codes

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

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