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Bodo vs Meithei


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 Available   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not Available   
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Not Available   
Khurumjari   

Thank You
Not Available   
Yamna nungaijare   

How Are You?
Nungni khabora ma?   
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   

Good Night
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)   
Athengba Ahing   

Good Evening
Not Available   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Not Available   

Good Morning
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)   
Nongale haugatl   

Please
अननानै (Onnanwi)   
Chanbiduna   

Sorry
Not Available   
Saobiganu   

Bye
Not Available   
Chatcharage   

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

Excuse Me
Not Available   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect   
Loi   

Where They Speak
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar   
Burma, Laos   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
5,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect   
Pangal   

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

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
273,000.00   
32

Dialect 3
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect   
Meithei proper   

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

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,250,000.00   
19

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
0.60 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
Not Available   
Meithei   

German Name
Not Available   
Meithei   

Pronunciation
[bɔɽo]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)   
Meithei people   

History

Origin
1913   
1700   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman   
Tibeto-Burman   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Not Available   
Standard Meithei   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
Not Available   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
Not Available   
mni   

ISO 639 2/B
Not Available   
mni   

ISO 639 3
brx   
mni   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
bodo1269   
mani1292   

Linguasphere
Not Available   
omp   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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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 Not Available 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 Not Available while to learn Meithei time required is 44 weeks.

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