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Bodo and Mossi


Mossi and Bodo


Countries

Countries
Assam, India  
Burkina Faso  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Assam, India  
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  

Second Language
-  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
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.
  
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

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

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
45  
25
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20  
17
8  
5

How Many Consonants
25  
15
16  
6

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
34 weeks  
12
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
नमस्कार  
Kia ora  

Thank You
धन्यवाद  
Laafi bala  

How Are You?
Nungni khabora ma?  
Laafi beme ?  

Good Night
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)  
Ne y yungo  

Good Evening
बोडो  
ne y zabre  

Good Afternoon
अन्धानि बार  
Kia ora  

Good Morning
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)  
Ne y yibeogo  

Please
अननानै (Onnanwi)  
gafare  

Sorry
दु:खित  
gafare  

Bye
Lwrbw  
Wend na kon-d nindaare  

I Love You
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  

Excuse Me
दु:खित  
Y gafare  

Dialects

Dialect 1
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect  
Ouapadoupou  

Where They Speak
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect  
Saremde  

Where They Speak
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect  
Taolende  

Where They Speak
Assam, India, Nepal  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
1,300,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
33

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.60 million  
99+
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
बड़ो (boṛo)  
Mosse  

Alternative Names
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci  
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi  

French Name
bodo  
moré  

German Name
Bodo  
Mossi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[bɔɽo]  
[mɔ̀ːsì]  

Ethnicity
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)  
Mossi  

History

Origin
1913  
11th Century AD  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
-  
Gur (Voltaic)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
-  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
-  
Mossi  

Language Position
30  
28
37  
34

Signed Forms
Signed Bodo  
Mossi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
br  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
brx  
mos  

ISO 639 2/B
brx  
mos  

ISO 639 3
brx  
mos  

ISO 639 6
brx  
mos  

Glottocode
bodo1269  
moss1236  

Linguasphere
59-AAB  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Bodo and Mossi Speaking population

Bodo and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bodo and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Bodo and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bodo language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 %. 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 Mossi on Bodo vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bodo and Mossi Language Codes

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

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