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Igbo and Bodo


Bodo and Igbo


Countries

Countries
Nigeria  
Assam, India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Nigeria  
Assam, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
-  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea  
-  

Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  
  • In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
  • Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
  

Similar To
Yoruba and Hausa Languages  
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36  
18
45  
25

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
20  
17

How Many Consonants
28  
18
25  
15

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks  
18
34 weeks  
12

Greetings

Hello
kedụ  
नमस्कार  

Thank You
dalụ  
धन्यवाद  

How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere  
Nungni khabora ma?  

Good Night
ka chi fo  
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)  

Good Evening
mgbede ọma  
बोडो  

Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma  
अन्धानि बार  

Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma  
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)  

Please
Biko  
अननानै (Onnanwi)  

Sorry
Ndo  
दु:खित  

Bye
Kachifo  
Lwrbw  

I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya  
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)  

Excuse Me
ngọpụ  
दु:खित  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Enuani  
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
24
1,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ngwa  
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari  

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

Dialect 3
Not present  
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect  

Where They Speak
-  
Assam, India, Nepal  

How Many People Speak
24.00  
99+
1,300,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
0.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.09 %  
99+
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
0.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
24.00 million  
28
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
igbo  
बड़ो (boṛo)  

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

French Name
igbo  
bodo  

German Name
Ibo-Sprache  
Bodo  

Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]  
[bɔɽo]  

Ethnicity
Igbo people  
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)  

History

Origin
30th Century BC  
1913  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Kwa  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
-  

Standard Forms
Standard Igbo  
-  

Language Position
57  
99+
30  
28

Signed Forms
Igbo Sign Language  
Signed Bodo  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ig  
br  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ibo  
brx  

ISO 639 2/B
ibo  
brx  

ISO 639 3
ibo  
brx  

ISO 639 6
ibo  
brx  

Glottocode
nucl1417  
bodo1269  

Linguasphere
No data available  
59-AAB  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
-  

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All Igbo and Bodo Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Igbo and Bodo dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Bodo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Bodo Dialects are spoken in different Bodo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Bodo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Bodo dialects include: (Sønabari) Western Boro dialect , (Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Igbo and Bodo Speaking population

Igbo and Bodo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Bodo languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Bodo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo language is 0.09 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bodo language is 0.01 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Igbo and Bodo on Igbo vs Bodo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Igbo and Bodo Language Codes

Igbo and Bodo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Bodo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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