Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
Bhutan
  
National Language
Bangladesh, India
  
Bhutan
  
Second Language
India
  
India
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
India
  
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
  
Dzongkha Development Commission
  
Interesting Facts
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
  
Sikkimese Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Tibetan Language
  
Alphabets in
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
  
Kuzoozangpo La
  
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
  
Kaadinchhey La
  
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
  
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
  
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
  
lek shom ay zim
  
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
  
Not Available
  
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
  
Not Available
  
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
  
Not Available
  
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
  
Tsip maza
  
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
  
Log Jay Gay
  
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
  
Nga cheu lu ga
  
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
  
Tsip maza
  
Dialect 1
Chakma
  
Laya
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
Bhutan
  
Dialect 2
Hajong
  
Lunana
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
Bhutan
  
Dialect 3
Rarhi
  
Adap
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Bhutan
  
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
215.00 million
  
9
0.64 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
196.00 million
  
7
0.17 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
19.00 million
  
16
0.47 million
  
37
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
  
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
  
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
  
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
  
French Name
bengali
  
dzongkha
  
German Name
Bengali
  
Dzongkha
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
  
Ngalop people
  
Origin
1000–1200 CE
  
17th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Indic
  
Tibeto-Burman
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Bengali
  
Dzongkha
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
bn
  
dz
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ben
  
dzo
  
ISO 639 2/B
ben
  
dzo
  
ISO 639 3
ben
  
dzo
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
beng1280
  
nucl1307
  
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
  
No data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
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Bengali and Dzongkha Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Bengali and Dzongkha greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Bengali and Dzongkha language. Bengali word for "Hello" is হ্যালো (Hyālō) or Dzongkha word for "Thank You" is Kaadinchhey La. Find more of such common Bengali Greetings and Dzongkha Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Bengali vs Dzongkha Difficulty
The Bengali vs Dzongkha difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bengali Alphabets and Dzongkha Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Bengali and Dzongkha are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bengali and Dzongkha, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bengali is 44 weeks while to learn Dzongkha time required is Not Available.