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Bodo vs Sundanese


Sundanese vs Bodo


Countries

Countries
Assam, India  
West Java  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Assam, India  
Indonesia  

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.
  
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  

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

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
45  
25
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20  
17
5  
2

How Many Consonants
25  
15
16  
6

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin, Sundanese  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
34 weeks  
12
40 weeks  
15

Greetings

Hello
नमस्कार  
Halo  

Thank You
धन्यवाद  
Nuhun  

How Are You?
Nungni khabora ma?  
Kumaha kabarna?  

Good Night
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)  
Wilujeng kulem  

Good Evening
बोडो  
Wilujeng wengi  

Good Afternoon
अन्धानि बार  
Wilujeng siang  

Good Morning
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)  
Wilujeng énjing  

Please
अननानै (Onnanwi)  
Mangga  

Sorry
दु:खित  
Hapunten  

Bye
Lwrbw  
Wilujeng angkat  

I Love You
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)  
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun  

Excuse Me
दु:खित  
Punten  

Dialects

Dialect 1
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect  
Western dialect  

Where They Speak
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar  
Banten  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
40,000,000.00  
18

Dialect 2
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect  
Northern dialect  

Where They Speak
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari  
Bogor  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
40,000,000.00  
16

Dialect 3
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect  
Priangan dialect  

Where They Speak
Assam, India, Nepal  
Bandung  

How Many People Speak
1,300,000.00  
99+
40,000,000.00  
15

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.60 million  
99+
39.00 million  
32

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.57 %  
29

Native Speakers
0.60 million  
99+
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
39.00 million  
22

Native Name
बड़ो (boṛo)  
Basa Sunda  

Alternative Names
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci  
Priangan, Sunda  

French Name
bodo  
soundanais  

German Name
Bodo  
Sundanesisch  

Pronunciation
[bɔɽo]  
[sʊnˈdæniːs]  

Ethnicity
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)  
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui  

History

Origin
1913  
5th century AD  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Indonesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
-  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
-  
Sundanese  

Language Position
30  
28
42  
39

Signed Forms
Signed Bodo  
Sundanese Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
br  
su  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
brx  
sun  

ISO 639 2/B
brx  
sun  

ISO 639 3
brx  
sun  

ISO 639 6
brx  
sun  

Glottocode
bodo1269  
sund1251  

Linguasphere
59-AAB  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Bodo and Sundanese Language History

Comparison of Bodo vs Sundanese language history gives us differences between origin of Bodo and Sundanese language. History of Bodo language states that this language originated in 1913 whereas history of Sundanese language states that this language originated in 5th 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 Sundanese Language History.

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

Bodo vs Sundanese Difficulty

The Bodo vs Sundanese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bodo Alphabets and Sundanese 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 Sundanese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bodo and Sundanese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bodo is 34 weeks while to learn Sundanese time required is 40 weeks.

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