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Bodo vs Ilocano


Ilocano vs Bodo


Countries

Countries
Assam, India  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Assam, India  
Philippines  

Second Language
-  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
-  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
Commission on the Filipino Language  

Interesting Facts
  • In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
  • Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
45  
25
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20  
17
6  
3

How Many Consonants
25  
15
20  
10

Scripts
Devanagari  
Ilokano Braille, Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
34 weeks  
12
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
नमस्कार  
Kablaaw  

Thank You
धन्यवाद  
Agyamanak  

How Are You?
Nungni khabora ma?  
Kumusta?  

Good Night
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)  
Naimbag a rabii  

Good Evening
बोडो  
Naimbag a sardam  

Good Afternoon
अन्धानि बार  
Naimbag a malem  

Good Morning
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)  
Naimbag a bigat  

Please
अननानै (Onnanwi)  
mangngegda  

Sorry
दु:खित  
Agpakawanak  

Bye
Lwrbw  
Pakada  

I Love You
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)  
Ayayatenka  

Excuse Me
दु:खित  
Maawan-dayawen  

Dialects

Dialect 1
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect  
Balangao  

Where They Speak
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar  
Philippines  

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

Dialect 2
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect  
Bontoc  

Where They Speak
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
41,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Assam, India, Nepal  
Not present  

How Many People Speak
1,300,000.00  
99+
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.60 million  
99+
9.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
बड़ो (boṛo)  
ilokano  

Alternative Names
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci  
Ilokano, Iloko  

French Name
bodo  
ilocano  

German Name
Bodo  
Ilokano-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[bɔɽo]  
[iːloˈkɑno]  

Ethnicity
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)  
Ilocano people  

History

Origin
1913  
18th Century  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
-  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
-  
Modern Ilocano  

Language Position
30  
28
94  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Bodo  
Ilocano Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
br  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
brx  
ilo  

ISO 639 2/B
brx  
ilo  

ISO 639 3
brx  
ilo  

ISO 639 6
brx  
ilo  

Glottocode
bodo1269  
ilok1237  

Linguasphere
59-AAB  
31-CBA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Bodo and Ilocano Language History

Comparison of Bodo vs Ilocano language history gives us differences between origin of Bodo and Ilocano language. History of Bodo language states that this language originated in 1913 whereas history of Ilocano language states that this language originated in 18th 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 Ilocano Language History.

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Bodo and Ilocano 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 Ilocano greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Bodo and Ilocano language. Bodo word for "Hello" is नमस्कार or Ilocano word for "Thank You" is Agyamanak. Find more of such common Bodo Greetings and Ilocano Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Bodo vs Ilocano Difficulty

The Bodo vs Ilocano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bodo Alphabets and Ilocano 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 Ilocano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bodo and Ilocano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bodo is 34 weeks while to learn Ilocano time required is 44 weeks.

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