Bodo language and literature has been recognized as one of the Major Indian Languages (MIL) in Gauhati, Dibrugarh and  North-Eastern Hill Universities.
bˈoʊdoʊ lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ænd lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ hˈæzbiːn ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd æz wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈeɪdʒɚɹ ˈɪndiən lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz ˌɛmˌaɪˈɛl ɪn ɡɔːhˈɑːɾi, dˈɪbɹuːɡˌɑːɹ ænd nˈɔːɹθˈiːstɚn hˈɪl jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾiz.