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Oromo and Bodo


Bodo and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Assam, India  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Ethiopia  
Assam, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
-  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Somalia  
-  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
  • Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
  

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

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
45  
25

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
20  
17

How Many Consonants
24  
14
25  
15

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
34 weeks  
12

Greetings

Hello
akkam  
नमस्कार  

Thank You
Galatoomi  
धन्यवाद  

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?  
Nungni khabora ma?  

Good Night
Nagayattii buli  
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)  

Good Evening
Akkam waarite  
बोडो  

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan  
अन्धानि बार  

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan  
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)  

Please
Maaloo  
अननानै (Onnanwi)  

Sorry
naa dhiisi  
दु:खित  

Bye
Nagayattii!  
Lwrbw  

I Love You
Sin jaaladha  
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)  

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi  
दु:खित  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana  
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
99+
1,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Orma  
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari  

How Many People Speak
66,000.00  
99+
1,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Wata  
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Assam, India, Nepal  

How Many People Speak
13,000.00  
99+
1,300,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
17  
16
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.36 %  
38
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
0.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
35.00 million  
24
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Afaan Oromo  
बड़ो (boṛo)  

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

French Name
galla  
bodo  

German Name
Galla-Sprache  
Bodo  

Pronunciation
[ɔrɔmɔ]  
[bɔɽo]  

Ethnicity
Oromos  
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)  

History

Origin
16  
1913  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
-  

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo  
-  

Language Position
91  
99+
30  
28

Signed Forms
Oromo Sign Language  
Signed Bodo  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
om  
br  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm  
brx  

ISO 639 2/B
orm  
brx  

ISO 639 3
orm  
brx  

ISO 639 6
orm  
brx  

Glottocode
nucl1736  
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 Oromo 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 Oromo and Bodo dialects. Various dialects of Oromo and Bodo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oromo are spoken in different Oromo Speaking Countries whereas Bodo Dialects are spoken in different Bodo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oromo vs Bodo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oromo dialects include: Borana, Orma. 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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Oromo and Bodo Speaking population

Oromo and Bodo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Bodo languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Bodo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % 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 Oromo and Bodo on Oromo vs Bodo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Oromo and Bodo Language Codes

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

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