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Mossi and Bodo


Bodo and Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso  
Assam, India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  
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
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
  • Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language  
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
45  
25

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
20  
17

How Many Consonants
16  
6
25  
15

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
34 weeks  
12

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora  
नमस्कार  

Thank You
Laafi bala  
धन्यवाद  

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?  
Nungni khabora ma?  

Good Night
Ne y yungo  
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)  

Good Evening
ne y zabre  
बोडो  

Good Afternoon
Kia ora  
अन्धानि बार  

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo  
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)  

Please
gafare  
अननानै (Onnanwi)  

Sorry
gafare  
दु:खित  

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare  
Lwrbw  

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)  

Excuse Me
Y gafare  
दु:खित  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou  
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
1,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Saremde  
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
1,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Taolende  
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Assam, India, Nepal  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
33
1,300,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
0.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Mosse  
बड़ो (boṛo)  

Alternative Names
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi  
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci  

French Name
moré  
bodo  

German Name
Mossi-Sprache  
Bodo  

Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]  
[bɔɽo]  

Ethnicity
Mossi  
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)  

History

Origin
11th Century AD  
1913  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
-  

Standard Forms
Mossi  
-  

Language Position
37  
34
30  
28

Signed Forms
Mossi Sign Language  
Signed Bodo  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
br  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos  
brx  

ISO 639 2/B
mos  
brx  

ISO 639 3
mos  
brx  

ISO 639 6
mos  
brx  

Glottocode
moss1236  
bodo1269  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
59-AAB  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

Mossi and Bodo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Bodo languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Bodo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % 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 Mossi and Bodo on Mossi vs Bodo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Mossi and Bodo Language Codes

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

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