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Bodo vs Maori


Maori vs Bodo


Countries

Countries
Assam, India  
New Zealand  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Assam, India  
New Zealand  

Second Language
-  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Australia, Oceania  

Minority Language
-  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
Māori Language Commission  

Interesting Facts
  • In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
  • Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
  
  • "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
  • The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.
  

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

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
45  
25
20  
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20  
17
5  
2

How Many Consonants
25  
15
10  
2

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
34 weeks  
12
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
नमस्कार  
Hello  

Thank You
धन्यवाद  
Mauruuru koutou  

How Are You?
Nungni khabora ma?  
E pēhea ana koe ?  

Good Night
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)  
Night pai  

Good Evening
बोडो  
pai ahiahi  

Good Afternoon
अन्धानि बार  
Afternoon pai  

Good Morning
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)  
Morning pai  

Please
अननानै (Onnanwi)  
Tēnā  

Sorry
दु:खित  
Aroha mai  

Bye
Lwrbw  
poroporoaki  

I Love You
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)  
Aroha ahau ki a koe  

Excuse Me
दु:खित  
tukua ahau  

Dialects

Dialect 1
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect  
South Island Māori  

Where They Speak
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect  
Western North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect  
Eastern North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
Assam, India, Nepal  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
1,300,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.60 million  
99+
0.18 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
0.10 million  
99+

Native Name
बड़ो (boṛo)  
te Reo Māori  

Alternative Names
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci  
New Zealand Maori  

French Name
bodo  
maori  

German Name
Bodo  
Maori-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[bɔɽo]  
[ˈmaɔɾi]  

Ethnicity
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)  
Māori people  

History

Origin
1913  
1814  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Polynesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
-  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
-  
Maori  

Language Position
30  
28
26  
24

Signed Forms
Signed Bodo  
Maori Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
br  
mi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
brx  
mri  

ISO 639 2/B
brx  
mao  

ISO 639 3
brx  
mri  

ISO 639 6
brx  
mri  

Glottocode
bodo1269  
maor1246  

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 Maori Language History

Comparison of Bodo vs Maori language history gives us differences between origin of Bodo and Maori language. History of Bodo language states that this language originated in 1913 whereas history of Maori language states that this language originated in 1814. 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 Maori Language History.

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

Bodo vs Maori Difficulty

The Bodo vs Maori difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bodo Alphabets and Maori 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 Maori are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bodo and Maori, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bodo is 34 weeks while to learn Maori time required is 24 weeks.

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