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Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Meche (Bodo)
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Meche (Bodo)
Language Profile
TOTAL SPEAKERS
4,876 (2011) in Nepal
1,330,000 in India
1,330,000 in India
USAGE BY COUNTRY (OFFICIAL LANGUAGE)
Nepal, IndiaBACKGROUND
Meches hail from the Mechi river basin in Jhapa. Hence, they are Meche. They are also known as 'Bodo' and are also found in some parts of the Indian states of Assam and West Bengal. The language of Meche people belongs to Tibeto-Burman language family. Out of a total population of 4,876, an approximately 90 percent of them (4,375) speak the language. Besides Nepal, Meche language is widely spoken in Darjeeling and Asam. They have no written scripts but use Devanagari script.