Xhosa and Bodo
Countries
South Africa
Assam, India
National Language
South Africa
Assam, India
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
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Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
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Interesting Facts
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
- In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
- Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
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Alphabets in
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Thank You
Ndiyabulela
धन्यवाद
How Are You?
Unjani
Nungni khabora ma?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
बोडो
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
अन्धानि बार
Good Morning
Molo
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)
Please
Ndicela
अननानै (Onnanwi)
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
दु:खित
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
Lwrbw
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect
Where They Speak
South Africa
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar
Dialect 2
Thembu
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect
Where They Speak
South Africa
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari
Dialect 3
Hlubi
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect
Where They Speak
South Africa
Assam, India, Nepal
Native Name
isiXhosa
बड़ो (boṛo)
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Bodo
Pronunciation
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]
[bɔɽo]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
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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Standard Forms
isiXhosa
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Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Signed Bodo
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
xhos1239
bodo1269
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
59-AAB
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Xhosa 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 Xhosa and Bodo dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Bodo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Bodo Dialects are spoken in different Bodo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Bodo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Bodo dialects include: (Sønabari) Western Boro dialect , (Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Bodo Speaking population
Xhosa and Bodo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Bodo languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Bodo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa 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 Xhosa and Bodo on Xhosa vs Bodo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Bodo Language Codes
Xhosa and Bodo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Bodo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.