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Bodo and Tamil


Tamil and Bodo


Countries

Countries
Assam, India  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
6  
9

National Language
Assam, India  
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  

Second Language
-  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
-  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  

Regulated By
-  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  

Interesting Facts
  • In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
  • Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
  
  • Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
  • The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
    •   

Similar To
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language  
Malayalam  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
45  
25
247  
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20  
17
12  
9

How Many Consonants
25  
15
18  
8

Scripts
Devanagari  
Tamil  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
34 weeks  
12
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
नमस्कार  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  

Thank You
धन्यवाद  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  

How Are You?
Nungni khabora ma?  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  

Good Night
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  

Good Evening
बोडो  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  

Good Afternoon
अन्धानि बार  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  

Good Morning
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  

Please
अननानै (Onnanwi)  
தயவு (Tayavu)  

Sorry
दु:खित  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  

Bye
Lwrbw  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  

I Love You
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  

Excuse Me
दु:खित  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect  
Kongu  

Where They Speak
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar  
Kongu  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 2
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect  
Madurai Tamil  

Where They Speak
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
8

Dialect 3
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect  
Tirunelveli Tamil  

Where They Speak
Assam, India, Nepal  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  

How Many People Speak
1,300,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
7

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
10  
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.60 million  
99+
78.00 million  
21

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
1.06 %  
20

Native Speakers
0.60 million  
99+
70.00 million  
15

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
8.00 million  
99+

Native Name
बड़ो (boṛo)  
தமிழ்  

Alternative Names
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  

French Name
bodo  
tamoul  

German Name
Bodo  
Tamil  

Pronunciation
[bɔɽo]  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  

Ethnicity
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)  
Tamil people or Tamilans  

History

Origin
1913  
300 BC  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
-  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  

Standard Forms
-  
Modern Tamil  

Language Position
30  
28
18  
16

Signed Forms
Signed Bodo  
Signed Tamil  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
br  
ta  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
brx  
tam  

ISO 639 2/B
brx  
tam  

ISO 639 3
brx  
tam  

ISO 639 6
brx  
tam  

Glottocode
bodo1269  
tami1289, oldt1248  

Linguasphere
59-AAB  
tami1289  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Bodo and Tamil Speaking population

Bodo and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bodo and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Bodo and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bodo language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. 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 Tamil on Bodo vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bodo and Tamil Language Codes

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

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