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Bodo and Meithei


Meithei and Bodo


Countries

Countries
Assam, India  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Assam, India  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

Second Language
-  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
-  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  

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.
  
  • Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
  • The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
  

Similar To
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
45  
25
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20  
17
6  
3

How Many Consonants
25  
15
15  
5

Scripts
Devanagari  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
34 weeks  
12
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
नमस्कार  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
धन्यवाद  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
Nungni khabora ma?  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
बोडो  
মানিপুরি  

Good Afternoon
अन्धानि बार  
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  

Good Morning
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
अननानै (Onnanwi)  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
दु:खित  
Saobiganu  

Bye
Lwrbw  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
दु:खित  
দুঃখিত  

Dialects

Dialect 1
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect  
Loi  

Where They Speak
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
273,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
Assam, India, Nepal  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

How Many People Speak
1,300,000.00  
99+
1,250,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.60 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
बड़ो (boṛo)  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

Alternative Names
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  

French Name
bodo  
Meithei  

German Name
Bodo  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
[bɔɽo]  
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  

Ethnicity
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
1913  
1700  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
-  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
-  
Standard Meithei  

Language Position
30  
28
38  
35

Signed Forms
Signed Bodo  
Meithei Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
br  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
brx  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
brx  
mni  

ISO 639 3
brx  
mni  

ISO 639 6
brx  
mni  

Glottocode
bodo1269  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
59-AAB  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Bodo and Meithei Speaking population

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

Bodo and Meithei Language Codes

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

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