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Bhojpuri vs Dzongkha


Dzongkha vs 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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Bhojpuri and Dzongkha Language History

Comparison of Bhojpuri vs Dzongkha language history gives us differences between origin of Bhojpuri and Dzongkha language. History of Bhojpuri language states that this language originated in 19th Century whereas history of Dzongkha language states that this language originated in 17th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Bhojpuri and Dzongkha Language History.

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Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri and Dzongkha greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Bhojpuri and Dzongkha language. Bhojpuri word for "Hello" is प्रणाम (prannam) or Dzongkha word for "Thank You" is Kaadinchhey La. Find more of such common Bhojpuri Greetings and Dzongkha Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Bhojpuri vs Dzongkha Difficulty

The Bhojpuri vs Dzongkha difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri and Dzongkha are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bhojpuri and Dzongkha, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bhojpuri is 44 weeks while to learn Dzongkha time required is Not Available.

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