Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Assam, India
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Assam, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
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Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
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Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
- Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
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How Are You?
Habari gani?
Nungni khabora ma?
Good Night
Usiku mwema
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
बोडो
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
अन्धानि बार
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)
Please
tafadhali
अननानै (Onnanwi)
I Love You
nakupenda
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)
Excuse Me
Samahani
दु:खित
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar
Dialect 2
Kimrima
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari
Dialect 3
Kimgao
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Assam, India, Nepal
Native Name
Kiswahili
बड़ो (boṛo)
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci
Pronunciation
[swaˈhili]
[bɔɽo]
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Tibeto-Burman
Early Forms
No early forms
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Signed Forms
Swahili Sign Language
Signed Bodo
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
swah1254
bodo1269
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
59-AAB
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Swahili 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 Swahili and Bodo dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Bodo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Bodo Dialects are spoken in different Bodo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Bodo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Bodo dialects include: (Sønabari) Western Boro dialect , (Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Bodo Speaking population
Swahili and Bodo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Bodo languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Bodo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is 0.42 % 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 Swahili and Bodo on Swahili vs Bodo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Bodo Language Codes
Swahili and Bodo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Bodo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.