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Bodo and Oromo


Oromo and Bodo


Countries

Countries
Assam, India  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Assam, India  
Ethiopia  

Second Language
-  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
-  
Somalia  

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.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

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

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
45  
25
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20  
17
10  
7

How Many Consonants
25  
15
24  
14

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
34 weeks  
12
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
नमस्कार  
akkam  

Thank You
धन्यवाद  
Galatoomi  

How Are You?
Nungni khabora ma?  
Attam jirta/jirtu?  

Good Night
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)  
Nagayattii buli  

Good Evening
बोडो  
Akkam waarite  

Good Afternoon
अन्धानि बार  
Attam oolte / ooltan  

Good Morning
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)  
Attam bulte/bultan  

Please
अननानै (Onnanwi)  
Maaloo  

Sorry
दु:खित  
naa dhiisi  

Bye
Lwrbw  
Nagayattii!  

I Love You
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)  
Sin jaaladha  

Excuse Me
दु:खित  
Maaloo na dabarsi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect  
Borana  

Where They Speak
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
4,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect  
Orma  

Where They Speak
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
66,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect  
Wata  

Where They Speak
Assam, India, Nepal  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
1,300,000.00  
99+
13,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
17  
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.60 million  
99+
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.36 %  
38

Native Speakers
0.60 million  
99+
24.00 million  
33

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
35.00 million  
24

Native Name
बड़ो (boṛo)  
Afaan Oromo  

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

French Name
bodo  
galla  

German Name
Bodo  
Galla-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[bɔɽo]  
[ɔrɔmɔ]  

Ethnicity
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)  
Oromos  

History

Origin
1913  
16  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Cushitic  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
-  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
-  
Afaan Oromo  

Language Position
30  
28
91  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Bodo  
Oromo Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
br  
om  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
brx  
orm  

ISO 639 2/B
brx  
orm  

ISO 639 3
brx  
orm  

ISO 639 6
brx  
orm  

Glottocode
bodo1269  
nucl1736  

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

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Bodo and Oromo Speaking population

Bodo and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bodo and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Bodo and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bodo language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 %. 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 Oromo on Bodo vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bodo and Oromo Language Codes

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

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