Bodo language
| Bodo | |
|---|---|
| Mech | |
| बर' | |
| Native to | Assam, India - (small communities) |
| Ethnicity | Bodo, Mech, |
|
Native speakers
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3.3 million (2015 census) |
| Devanagari | |
| Official status | |
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Official language in
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 India (Assam) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | bodo1269 |
Bodo (बर' [bɔɽo]), or Mech, is the Sino-Tibetan language of the Bodo people of north-eastern India and Bengal. It is one of the official languages of the Indian state of Assam, and is one of the 22 scheduled languages that is given a special constitutional status in India. Bodo language is written using Devanagari script since 1963. It was formerly written using Assamese script.
Bodo is a Sino-Tibetan language of the Bodo group. It is closely related to the Dimasa language and Tiwa (Lalung) Language of Assam, the Garo language of Meghalaya and the Kokborok language of Tripura. The Bodo speaking areas of Assam stretch from Dhubri in the west to Sadiya in the east. In Alipurduar, Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri and other adjacent districts of Bengal, the Boros are known as "Mech". The population of Boro speakers according to 1991 census report was 1,984,569 (Bodo 1,324,748), (Mech 659,821). The census reports of Bodo tribe, however, comprises only the Bodos, excluding Mech tribe. The word Boro denotes the language and the community and it is pronounced with a high tone on the second syllable.
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