Consonantal System of the North-Central Dialect of Bodo
Nilut Swargiary · 2014
Bodo is known as Bodo or Boro. Bodo is one of the major tribes of North-East India and they are of Mongoloid origin. Linguistically the Bodo language belongs to Bodo-Naga sub-group of Tibeto-Burman groups of Sino-Tibetan language family. The North-Central Dialect of Bodo is mainly spoken in Odalguri District as well as the eastern parts of Baksa District and the western part of Sonitpur District of Assam. This dialect is also known as Sanzari dialect. According to 2011 Census of India, the total speakers of this Dialect amount to 342,686 persons. Area of the district is 1852.16km. Total population of the district is 832,769, according to 2011 census.