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Bhojpuri and Dzongkha


Dzongkha and Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status  
Bhutan  

Total No. Of Countries
0  
15
1  
14

National Language
India  
Bhutan  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
India  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  
India  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Dzongkha Development Commission  

Interesting Facts
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  

Similar To
Maithili and Magahi  
Sikkimese Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Tibetan Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Bhojpuri-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
43  
23
95  
39

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
5  
2

How Many Consonants
34  
24
30  
20

Scripts
Devanagari  
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
Not Available  

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)  
Kuzoozangpo La  

Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  
Kaadinchhey La  

How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?  

Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)  
lek shom ay zim  

Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)  
Not Available  

Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)  
Not Available  

Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)  
Not Available  

Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  
Not Available  

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
Tsip maza  

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)  
Log Jay Gay  

I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  
Nga cheu lu ga  

Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
Tsip maza  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani  
Laya  

Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  
Bhutan  

How Many People Speak
16,000.00  
99+
1,100.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi  
Lunana  

Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Bhutan  

How Many People Speak
380,000.00  
31
700.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri  
Adap  

Where They Speak
India  
Bhutan  

Total No. Of Dialects
13  
13
Not Available  

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
40.00 million  
31
0.64 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.43 %  
31
Not Available  

Native Speakers
40.00 million  
24
0.17 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
0.47 million  
37

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)  

Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar  

French Name
bhojpuri  
dzongkha  

German Name
Bhojpuri  
Dzongkha  

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  
Not available  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Ngalop people  

History

Origin
19th Century  
17th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Tibeto-Burman  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Bhojpuri  
Dzongkha  

Language Position
37  
29
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
dz  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bho  
dzo  

ISO 639 2/B
bho  
dzo  

ISO 639 3
bho  
dzo  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
bhoj1246  
nucl1307  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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All Bhojpuri and Dzongkha Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Bhojpuri and Dzongkha dialects. Various dialects of Bhojpuri and Dzongkha language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bhojpuri are spoken in different Bhojpuri Speaking Countries whereas Dzongkha Dialects are spoken in different Dzongkha speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bhojpuri vs Dzongkha Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bhojpuri dialects include: Caribbean Hindustani, Fiji Hindi. Dzongkha dialects include: Laya , Lunana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Bhojpuri and Dzongkha Speaking population

Bhojpuri and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bhojpuri and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of Bhojpuri and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Dzongkha language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Bhojpuri and Dzongkha on Bhojpuri vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bhojpuri and Dzongkha Language Codes

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