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Bodo vs Cebuano


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Countries

Countries
Assam, India  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Assam, India  
Philippines  

Second Language
-  
Philippines  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
-  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters  

Interesting Facts
  • In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
  • Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
  
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  

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

Derived From
-  
Island of Cebu  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
45  
25
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20  
17
5  
2

How Many Consonants
25  
15
16  
6

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
34 weeks  
12
3 weeks  
1

Greetings

Hello
नमस्कार  
Hoy  

Thank You
धन्यवाद  
Salamat  

How Are You?
Nungni khabora ma?  
Kumusta man ka?  

Good Night
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Evening
बोडो  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Afternoon
अन्धानि बार  
Maayong Hapon  

Good Morning
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)  
Maayong Buntag  

Please
अननानै (Onnanwi)  
Palihug  

Sorry
दु:खित  
Ikasubo ko  

Bye
Lwrbw  
Babay  

I Love You
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)  
Gihigugma ko ikaw  

Excuse Me
दु:खित  
Ekskyus mi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect  
Boholano  

Where They Speak
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar  
Bohol  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
28

Dialect 2
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect  
Southern Kana  

Where They Speak
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari  
southern Leyte  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect  
North Kana  

Where They Speak
Assam, India, Nepal  
northern part of Leyte  

How Many People Speak
1,300,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.32 %  
40

Native Speakers
0.60 million  
99+
21.00 million  
36

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
14.50 million  
35

Native Name
बड़ो (boṛo)  
Visayan  

Alternative Names
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci  
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan  

French Name
bodo  
cebuano  

German Name
Bodo  
Cebuano  

Pronunciation
[bɔɽo]  
[sɛbuˈɑno]  

Ethnicity
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)  
Cebuano people  

History

Origin
1913  
16th century  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
-  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
-  
Standard Cebuano  

Language Position
30  
28
62  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Bodo  
Cebuano Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
br  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
brx  
ceb  

ISO 639 2/B
brx  
ceb  

ISO 639 3
brx  
ceb  

ISO 639 6
brx  
ceb  

Glottocode
bodo1269  
cebu1242  

Linguasphere
59-AAB  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Verb-Subject-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Bodo and Cebuano Language History

Comparison of Bodo vs Cebuano language history gives us differences between origin of Bodo and Cebuano language. History of Bodo language states that this language originated in 1913 whereas history of Cebuano language states that this language originated in 16th century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Bodo and Cebuano Language History.

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Bodo and Cebuano Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Bodo and Cebuano greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Bodo and Cebuano language. Bodo word for "Hello" is नमस्कार or Cebuano word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Bodo Greetings and Cebuano Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Bodo vs Cebuano Difficulty

The Bodo vs Cebuano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bodo Alphabets and Cebuano Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Bodo and Cebuano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bodo and Cebuano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bodo is 34 weeks while to learn Cebuano time required is 3 weeks.

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