History of bodo tribe

Author(s)Dr Bridul BasumataryCountryIndiaAbstractThe Bodo people, one of the largest indigenous ethnic groups in Assam, have a rich cultural and linguistic heritage.

This paper examines the contributions of missionaries and scholars to the development and preservation of the Bodo language prior to the establishment of the Bodo Sahitya Sabha on 16 November, 1952. It reviews early linguistic studies, beginning with the first lexicon of the Mech dialect published in 1839 by Dr.

Archibald Campbell.

Bodo language movement

Bodo language movement

Is it bodo or boro

Bodo language grammar

Festivals of bodo tribe

Origin of bodo

Subsequent works, including those by B.H. Hodgson, Reverend Sidney Endle, and L.O. Skrefsrud, provided foundational grammatical and lexicographic insights into Bodo. Missionary efforts also played a key role in the promotion of literacy, notably through publications such as A.F.

Williams' "A Mech (Bodo) Reader for the Beginner" (1920) and the translation of Christian hymns and the Bible into Bodo. These scholarly and mission