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Bodo vs Madurese


Madurese vs Bodo


Countries

Countries
Assam, India  
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
5  
10

National Language
Assam, India  
Indonesia, Island of Madura  

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.
  
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  

Similar To
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language  
Malay and Javanese Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
45  
25
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20  
17
6  
3

How Many Consonants
25  
15
21  
11

Scripts
Devanagari  
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  
Halo  

Thank You
धन्यवाद  
matur nuwun  

How Are You?
Nungni khabora ma?  
piye kabare?  

Good Night
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)  
wengi sing apik  

Good Evening
बोडो  
Sugeng sọnten  

Good Afternoon
अन्धानि बार  
Sugeng siang  

Good Morning
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)  
Sugeng énjing  

Please
अननानै (Onnanwi)  
tolong  

Sorry
दु:खित  
Nyuwun pangapunten  

Bye
Lwrbw  
Pamit  

I Love You
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)  
Kula tresna panjengan  

Excuse Me
दु:खित  
Nuwun séwu  

Dialects

Dialect 1
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect  
Kangean  

Where They Speak
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
110,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect  
Bawean  

Where They Speak
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
8,000,000.00  
40

Dialect 3
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect  
Bangkalan  

Where They Speak
Assam, India, Nepal  
Indonesia  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.23 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.60 million  
99+
15.00 million  
40

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
14.00 million  
36

Native Name
बड़ो (boṛo)  
Madurese  

Alternative Names
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci  
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura  

French Name
bodo  
madourais  

German Name
Bodo  
Maduresisch  

Pronunciation
[bɔɽo]  
[madura]  

Ethnicity
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)  
Madurese  

History

Origin
1913  
8th Century AD  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Indonesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
-  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
-  
Madurese  

Language Position
30  
28
69  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Bodo  
Madurese Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
br  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
brx  
mad  

ISO 639 2/B
brx  
mad  

ISO 639 3
brx  
mad  

ISO 639 6
brx  
-  

Glottocode
bodo1269  
madu1247  

Linguasphere
59-AAB  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Bodo and Madurese Language History

Comparison of Bodo vs Madurese language history gives us differences between origin of Bodo and Madurese language. History of Bodo language states that this language originated in 1913 whereas history of Madurese language states that this language originated in 8th Century AD. 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 Madurese Language History.

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

Bodo vs Madurese Difficulty

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

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