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Punjabi and Bodo


Bodo and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Assam, India  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Assam, India  

Second Language
Pakistan  
-  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
-  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  
  • In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
  • Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
  

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

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
45  
25

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
20  
17

How Many Consonants
41  
30
25  
15

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
34 weeks  
12

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
नमस्कार  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
धन्यवाद  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
Nungni khabora ma?  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
बोडो  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
अन्धानि बार  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
अननानै (Onnanwi)  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
दु:खित  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
Lwrbw  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
दु:खित  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
1,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
26
1,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Doabi  
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
Assam, India, Nepal  

How Many People Speak
130,000,000.00  
3
1,300,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million  
12
0.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
12
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
0.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
17
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
बड़ो (boṛo)  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci  

French Name
pendjabi  
bodo  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Bodo  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[bɔɽo]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
1913  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
-  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
-  

Language Position
23  
21
30  
28

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Signed Bodo  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
br  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
brx  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
brx  

ISO 639 3
pan  
brx  

ISO 639 6
panj  
brx  

Glottocode
panj1256  
bodo1269  

Linguasphere
No data available  
59-AAB  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

Punjabi and Bodo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Bodo languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Bodo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % 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 Punjabi and Bodo on Punjabi vs Bodo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Bodo Language Codes

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

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