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BRX ISO 639-3

Boro

बोडो‎ (boḍo), बोडो भाषा‎ (boḍo bʰāṣā) Autonym

A language of India

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Bara, Bodi, Bodo, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci
Autonym
बोडो‎ (boḍo), बोडो भाषा‎ (boḍo bʰāṣā)
Population
1,470,000 in India (2011 census). 1,460,000 Boro, 11,500 Mech (2011 census). Total users in all countries: 1,474,380.
Location:
Assam state: mainly Darrang, Goalpara, Kamrup, Lakhimpur, Nagaon, and Sibsagar districts; Manipur state: Chandel (Tengnoupal) district; Meghalaya state: West Garo Hills district, Tikrikilla sub-district, 7 villages; East Khasi Hills district; West Bengal state: Cooch-Behar, Darjeeling, and Jalpaiguri districts.
Language Status
5* (Developing). Statutory language of provincial identity in Assam (1950, Constitution, Articles 345–347).
Classification
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Sal, Boro-Garo, Boro-Tiwa, Boro
Dialects
Chote, Mech. West Bengal dialect reportedly different from Assam.
Language Use
Vigorous Bodo language and culture. Assamese [asm] is L1 for most Bodo Mech dialect speakers in Assam (Breton 1997:24). Also use English [eng], especially the youth. Used as L2 by Koch [kdq].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 61% Assam (2001 census). Literature. Periodicals. Radio. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1981.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Boro
Writing
Bengali (Bangla) script [Beng]. Devanagari script [Deva]. Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
Traditional religion, Christian.

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Meche
User Population
4,380 in Nepal (2011 census). No monolinguals.
Location
Kosi province: Jhapa district.
Language Status
6b (Threatened)
Other Comments
Non-indigenous. Traditional religion.
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Map

Location: Assam state: mainly Darrang, Goalpara, Kamrup, Lakhimpur, Nagaon, and Sibsagar districts; Manipur state: Chandel (Tengnoupal) district; Meghalaya state: West Garo Hills district, Tikrikilla sub-district, 7 villages; East Khasi Hills district; West Bengal state: Cooch-Behar, Darjeeling, and Jalpaiguri districts.