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Meithei vs Bodo


Countries

Countries
Assam, India  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Assam, India  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

Second Language
-  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
-  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  

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.
  
  • Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
  • The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
  

Similar To
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
45  
25
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20  
17
6  
3

How Many Consonants
25  
15
15  
5

Scripts
Devanagari  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
34 weeks  
12
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
नमस्कार  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
धन्यवाद  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
Nungni khabora ma?  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
बोडो  
মানিপুরি  

Good Afternoon
अन्धानि बार  
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  

Good Morning
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
अननानै (Onnanwi)  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
दु:खित  
Saobiganu  

Bye
Lwrbw  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
दु:खित  
দুঃখিত  

Dialects

Dialect 1
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect  
Loi  

Where They Speak
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar  
Burma, Laos  

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

Dialect 2
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
273,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
Assam, India, Nepal  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

How Many People Speak
1,300,000.00  
99+
1,250,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.60 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
बड़ो (boṛo)  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

Alternative Names
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  

French Name
bodo  
Meithei  

German Name
Bodo  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
[bɔɽo]  
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  

Ethnicity
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
1913  
1700  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
-  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
-  
Standard Meithei  

Language Position
30  
28
38  
35

Signed Forms
Signed Bodo  
Meithei Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
br  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
brx  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
brx  
mni  

ISO 639 3
brx  
mni  

ISO 639 6
brx  
mni  

Glottocode
bodo1269  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
59-AAB  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Bodo and Meithei Language History

Comparison of Bodo vs Meithei language history gives us differences between origin of Bodo and Meithei language. History of Bodo language states that this language originated in 1913 whereas history of Meithei language states that this language originated in 1700. 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 Meithei Language History.

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

Bodo vs Meithei Difficulty

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

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