Bodo
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Endangerment status
This name covers several related languages rather than one, and their situations differ — some are still passed on at home, others have very few speakers left. There is no single status for a group, so none is shown here.
Speakers at home
The census does not count this language separately. It is folded into a broader category, and the figures below are that whole category — not this language. How many of those people speak it is recorded nowhere. Category: Other languages of Asia
By state
- California73,579limited English 31,959
- New York67,499limited English 34,640
- Texas35,398limited English 17,636
- New Jersey26,396limited English 10,139
- Indiana24,160limited English 15,478
- Illinois22,626limited English 10,592
- Florida18,942limited English 7,685
- Minnesota18,467limited English 11,130
- Virginia17,420limited English 7,243
- Washington15,143limited English 6,317
- Maryland13,442limited English 5,022
- Pennsylvania13,023limited English 6,242
- North Carolina12,882limited English 6,168
- Georgia12,784limited English 5,650
- Ohio11,857limited English 5,670
- Massachusetts10,514limited English 3,394
- Iowa9,503limited English 6,240
- Michigan7,456limited English 4,111
- Kentucky7,403limited English 4,694
- Nebraska6,906limited English 4,535
- Wisconsin6,892limited English 4,395
- Colorado6,641limited English 3,137
- Oklahoma6,111limited English 3,497
- Arizona5,598limited English 2,424
- Tennessee5,353limited English 3,092
- Oregon4,513limited English 1,953
- Connecticut4,328limited English 1,679
- Kansas4,117limited English 2,526
- Missouri3,834limited English 1,773
- Utah3,596limited English 1,732
- South Carolina2,222limited English 898
- Nevada1,952limited English 700
- South Dakota1,713limited English 1,162
- Louisiana1,626limited English 686
- Arkansas1,544limited English 1,190
- Delaware1,235limited English 575
- Idaho1,030limited English 549
- Alabama899limited English 370
- New Hampshire846limited English 306
- Rhode Island725limited English 321
- Hawaii669limited English 180
- Vermont620limited English 347
- New Mexico486limited English 168
- Maine473limited English 115
- Mississippi377limited English 199
- West Virginia299limited English 189
- North Dakota277limited English 206
- Alaska193limited English 28
- Montana187limited English 57
- Wyoming99limited English 58
By city
- New York City41,425limited English 22,973
- Chicago6,169limited English 3,608
- Houston3,836limited English 2,060
- Charlotte3,725limited English 1,690
- San Jose3,499limited English 854
- Los Angeles3,205limited English 1,320
- Philadelphia3,179limited English 2,089
- Columbus2,963limited English 1,837
- San Diego2,813limited English 1,453
- Phoenix2,774limited English 855
- Dallas2,360limited English 1,855
- Seattle2,014limited English 389
- Boston1,516limited English 257
- Sacramento1,073limited English 734
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS table B16001 (via Census Reporter), ACS 2024 5-year. The second figure counts people who speak English less than “very well”.
The census publishes this table for every state but for only a handful of cities. A city missing from this list is one it does not publish, not one where nobody speaks the language.
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Ten small things, each answerable in under a minute by anyone who speaks the language. You do not need to prepare, and you do not have to do them in order.
- A greetingnone yet
How do you greet someone, and how do they answer?
- Numbersnone yet
Count from one to ten.
- Familynone yet
The words for mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, child.
- Saying goodbyenone yet
How did the oldest person you knew say goodbye?
- Foodnone yet
Name a dish and say how it is made.
- Weather and seasonsnone yet
Describe today’s weather, then name the seasons.
- A place namenone yet
The name of your home place in this language, and what it means.
- A proverbnone yet
A saying that does not translate well. Say it, then explain it.
- A song for a childnone yet
Sing something that was sung to you.
- A storynone yet
A story you were told as a child. Take as long as you need.
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CultureMesh, "Bodo" language page (https://www.culturemesh.com/languages/bodo-160). Speakers at home: US Census Bureau, ACS table B16001 (via Census Reporter), ACS 2024 5-year.