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Bodo vs Urdu


Urdu vs Bodo


Countries

Countries
Assam, India  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Assam, India  
Pakistan  

Second Language
-  
Pakistan  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Oceania  

Minority Language
-  
India  

Regulated By
-  
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan  

Interesting Facts
  • In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
  • Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
  
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  

Similar To
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language  
Arabic and Hindi Languages  

Derived From
-  
Ghaznavid Persian Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
45  
25
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20  
17
10  
7

How Many Consonants
25  
15
40  
29

Scripts
Devanagari  
Arabic  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
34 weeks  
12
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
नमस्कार  
خوش آمديد  

Thank You
धन्यवाद  
آپ کا شکریہ  

How Are You?
Nungni khabora ma?  
آپ کیسے ہیں؟  

Good Night
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)  
گڈ نائٹ  

Good Evening
बोडो  
سلام علیکم  

Good Afternoon
अन्धानि बार  
گڈ آفٹر نون  

Good Morning
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)  
گڈ مارننگ  

Please
अननानै (Onnanwi)  
براہ مہربانی  

Sorry
दु:खित  
معاف کرنا  

Bye
Lwrbw  
الوداع  

I Love You
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)  
مجھے تم سے محبت  

Excuse Me
दु:खित  
معاف کیجئے گا  

Dialects

Dialect 1
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect  
Dakhini  

Where They Speak
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar  
India  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
11,000,000.00  
36

Dialect 2
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect  
Hyderabadi Urdu  

Where They Speak
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari  
India  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
69,000,000.00  
12

Dialect 3
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect  
Rekhta  

Where They Speak
Assam, India, Nepal  
South Asia  

How Many People Speak
1,300,000.00  
99+
69,000,000.00  
11

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.60 million  
99+
104.00 million  
15

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.99 %  
21

Native Speakers
0.60 million  
99+
61.00 million  
19

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
43.00 million  
20

Native Name
बड़ो (boṛo)  
اُردُو  

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

French Name
bodo  
ourdou  

German Name
Bodo  
Urdu  

Pronunciation
[bɔɽo]  
[ˈʊrd̪u]  

Ethnicity
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)  
Urdu-speaking people  

History

Origin
1913  
12th Century CE  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
-  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
-  
Modern Standard Urdu  

Language Position
30  
28
20  
18

Signed Forms
Signed Bodo  
Signed Urdu  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
br  
ur  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
brx  
urd  

ISO 639 2/B
brx  
urd  

ISO 639 3
brx  
urd  

ISO 639 6
brx  
urd  

Glottocode
bodo1269  
urdu1245  

Linguasphere
59-AAB  
59-AAF-q  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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Bodo and Urdu Language History

Comparison of Bodo vs Urdu language history gives us differences between origin of Bodo and Urdu language. History of Bodo language states that this language originated in 1913 whereas history of Urdu language states that this language originated in 12th Century CE. 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 Urdu Language History.

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

Bodo vs Urdu Difficulty

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

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