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Bodo vs Malagasy


Malagasy vs Bodo


Countries

Countries
Assam, India  
Madagascar  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Assam, India  
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  

Second Language
-  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

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.
  
  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
  

Similar To
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language  
Swahili and Comorian Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
45  
25
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20  
17
5  
2

How Many Consonants
25  
15
20  
10

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
34 weeks  
12
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
नमस्कार  
Salama!  

Thank You
धन्यवाद  
Misaotra  

How Are You?
Nungni khabora ma?  
Manao ahoana!  

Good Night
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)  
Alina tsara  

Good Evening
बोडो  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Afternoon
अन्धानि बार  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Morning
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)  
Maraina tsara  

Please
अननानै (Onnanwi)  
azafady  

Sorry
दु:खित  
Miala tsiny  

Bye
Lwrbw  
Veloma!  

I Love You
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)  
Tiako ianao.  

Excuse Me
दु:खित  
Azafady  

Dialects

Dialect 1
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect  
Eastern Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar  
Merina  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect  
Western Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari  
Sakalava  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
1,200,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect  
Plateau Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Assam, India, Nepal  
-  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.28 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.60 million  
99+
18.00 million  
38

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
18.00 million  
32

Native Name
बड़ो (boṛo)  
Fiteny Malagasy  

Alternative Names
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci  
Malagasy Sign Language  

French Name
bodo  
malgache  

German Name
Bodo  
Malagassi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[bɔɽo]  
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  

Ethnicity
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)  
Malagasy people  

History

Origin
1913  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Austronesian  

Branch
-  
Indonesian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
-  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
-  
standard Malagasy  

Language Position
30  
28
84  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Bodo  
Malagasy Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
br  
mg  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
brx  
mlg  

ISO 639 2/B
brx  
mlg  

ISO 639 3
brx  
mlg  

ISO 639 6
brx  
mlg  

Glottocode
bodo1269  
mala1537  

Linguasphere
59-AAB  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Verb-Object-Subject  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Bodo and Malagasy Language History

Comparison of Bodo vs Malagasy language history gives us differences between origin of Bodo and Malagasy language. History of Bodo language states that this language originated in 1913 whereas history of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 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 Malagasy Language History.

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

Bodo vs Malagasy Difficulty

The Bodo vs Malagasy difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bodo Alphabets and Malagasy 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 Malagasy are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bodo and Malagasy, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bodo is 34 weeks while to learn Malagasy time required is 30 weeks.

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