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Ilocano vs Bodo


Bodo vs 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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Ilocano and Bodo Language History

Comparison of Ilocano vs Bodo language history gives us differences between origin of Ilocano and Bodo language. History of Ilocano language states that this language originated in 18th Century whereas history of Bodo language states that this language originated in 1913. 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 Ilocano and Bodo Language History.

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

Ilocano vs Bodo Difficulty

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

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