बर'
Bodo
Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman, Bodo-Garo)
Bodo is a major Tibeto-Burman language of northeast India, recognized in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution since 2003. Spoken by the Bodo people of Assam — the largest of the indigenous Bodo-Kachari peoples — it is the medium of instruction in many schools across the Bodoland Territorial Region. Bodo uses Devanagari script with adaptations for tones and aspirated affricates, and has produced a growing literature, news media, and popular cinema in the post-Bodo Accord era.
Where it is spoken
20 core words in Bodo
Water
दै
/dai/
Fire
वाथार
/watʰaɾ/
Sun
सान
/san/
Moon
ओखाफोर
/okʰapʰoɾ/
Mother
आय
/aj/
Father
आफा
/apʰa/
Eat
जा
/dʒa/
Drink
लोङ
/loŋ/
Love
मोनदोङ
/mondoŋ/
Heart
फिथा
/pʰitʰa/
Tree
बिजि
/bidʒi/
House
नो
/no/
Dog
सैमा
/saima/
Cat
मौजि
/maudʒi/
Hand
आखाइ
/akʰai/
Eye
मेगन
/meɡon/
Hello
खुलुमबाय
/kʰulumbai/
Thank you
साबार
/sabaɾ/
One
से
/se/
Good
मोजां
/modʒaŋ/
Words compared
Compared with related Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman, Bodo-Garo) languages
| Meaning | Bodo | Garo | Ho | Mundari | Enga | Iban | Buginese |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | दै /dai/ | chi· /tʃi/ | daa /daː/ | daa /daː/ | endaki /endaki/ | ai /ai/ | wae /wae/ |
| Fire | वाथार /watʰaɾ/ | wa·al /waal/ | sengel /seŋɡel/ | sengel /seŋɡel/ | ita /ita/ | api /api/ | api /api/ |
| Sun | सान /san/ | sal /sal/ | singi /siŋɡi/ | singi /siŋɡi/ | niko /niko/ | mata-ari /mataari/ | mata esso /mata esːo/ |
| Moon | ओखाफोर /okʰapʰoɾ/ | ja·tong /dʒatoŋ/ | chando /tʃando/ | chando /tʃando/ | kana /kana/ | bulan /bulan/ | uleng /uleŋ/ |
| Mother | आय /aj/ | ama /ama/ | ayu /aju/ | ayo /ajo/ | ainya /aiɲa/ | indai /indai/ | indo /indo/ |
| Father | आफा /apʰa/ | apa /apa/ | apu /apu/ | apu /apu/ | taata /taːta/ | apai /apai/ | ambo /ambo/ |
| Eat | जा /dʒa/ | cha·a /tʃaa/ | jom /dʒom/ | jom /dʒom/ | nepenge /nepeŋe/ | makai /makai/ | mandre /mandɾe/ |
| Drink | लोङ /loŋ/ | ring·a /riŋa/ | nu /nu/ | nu /nu/ | na pee /na peː/ | ngirup /ŋirup/ | minung /minuŋ/ |
| Love | मोनदोङ /mondoŋ/ | katchea /katʃea/ | dulaiya /dulaija/ | dularaa /dularaː/ | mende /mende/ | rinduai /rinduai/ | poji /podʒi/ |
| Heart | फिथा /pʰitʰa/ | ja·rik /dʒarik/ | jiu /dʒiu/ | jiu /dʒiu/ | maita /maita/ | ati /ati/ | ati /ati/ |
| Tree | बिजि /bidʒi/ | bol /bol/ | daru /daru/ | daru /daru/ | ita /ita/ | kayu /kaju/ | aju /adʒu/ |
| House | नो /no/ | nok /nok/ | oraa /oraː/ | oraa /oraː/ | anda /anda/ | rumah /rumah/ | bola /bola/ |
| Dog | सैमा /saima/ | atcha /atʃa/ | seta /seta/ | seta /seta/ | yana /jana/ | ukui /ukui/ | asu /asu/ |
| Cat | मौजि /maudʒi/ | menggo /meŋɡo/ | pusi /pusi/ | pusi /pusi/ | pusi /pusi/ | mayau /majau/ | meong /meoŋ/ |
| Hand | आखाइ /akʰai/ | jak /dʒak/ | ti /ti/ | ti /ti/ | kingi /kiŋɡi/ | jari /dʒari/ | lima /lima/ |
| Eye | मेगन /meɡon/ | mikron /mikron/ | med /med/ | med /med/ | lenge /leŋɡe/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ |
| Hello | खुलुमबाय /kʰulumbai/ | namaste /namaste/ | johar /dʒohar/ | johar /dʒohar/ | baa wa /baː wa/ | salam /salam/ | tabe' /tabeʔ/ |
| Thank you | साबार /sabaɾ/ | mittela /mitːela/ | dhanybad /dʱanjbad/ | dhonyobad /dʱoɲobad/ | yaku /jaku/ | terima kasih /terima kasih/ | kurru sumange /kurːu sumaŋe/ |
| One | से /se/ | sa /sa/ | miyad /mijad/ | mid /mid/ | mendeai /mendeai/ | satu /satu/ | séddi /sedːi/ |
| Good | मोजां /modʒaŋ/ | nama /nama/ | bugin /buɡin/ | bes /bes/ | epe /epe/ | manah /manah/ | makanja /makandʒa/ |
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