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Ilocano and Bodo


Bodo and Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Assam, India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Philippines  
Assam, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
-  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
-  

Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
  • In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
  • Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
  

Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
45  
25

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
20  
17

How Many Consonants
20  
10
25  
15

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
34 weeks  
12

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw  
नमस्कार  

Thank You
Agyamanak  
धन्यवाद  

How Are You?
Kumusta?  
Nungni khabora ma?  

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii  
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)  

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam  
बोडो  

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem  
अन्धानि बार  

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat  
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)  

Please
mangngegda  
अननानै (Onnanwi)  

Sorry
Agpakawanak  
दु:खित  

Bye
Pakada  
Lwrbw  

I Love You
Ayayatenka  
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)  

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen  
दु:खित  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao  
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar  

How Many People Speak
21,000.00  
99+
1,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Bontoc  
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari  

How Many People Speak
41,000.00  
99+
1,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Not present  
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect  

Where They Speak
Not present  
Assam, India, Nepal  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
31
1,300,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.14 %  
99+
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
9.10 million  
99+
0.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
ilokano  
बड़ो (boṛo)  

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

French Name
ilocano  
bodo  

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache  
Bodo  

Pronunciation
[iːloˈkɑno]  
[bɔɽo]  

Ethnicity
Ilocano people  
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)  

History

Origin
18th Century  
1913  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
-  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
-  

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano  
-  

Language Position
94  
99+
30  
28

Signed Forms
Ilocano Sign Language  
Signed Bodo  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
br  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo  
brx  

ISO 639 2/B
ilo  
brx  

ISO 639 3
ilo  
brx  

ISO 639 6
ilo  
brx  

Glottocode
ilok1237  
bodo1269  

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a  
59-AAB  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Ilocano 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 Ilocano and Bodo dialects. Various dialects of Ilocano and Bodo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Ilocano are spoken in different Ilocano Speaking Countries whereas Bodo Dialects are spoken in different Bodo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Ilocano vs Bodo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Ilocano dialects include: Balangao, Bontoc. 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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Ilocano and Bodo Speaking population

Ilocano and Bodo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Bodo languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Bodo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % 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 Ilocano and Bodo on Ilocano vs Bodo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Ilocano and Bodo Language Codes

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

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