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Bodo and Dzongkha


Dzongkha and Bodo


Countries

Countries
Assam, India   
Bhutan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Assam, India   
Bhutan   

Second Language
Not Available   
India   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not Available   
India   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Dzongkha Development Commission   

Interesting Facts
  • In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
  • Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
  
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  

Similar To
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language   
Sikkimese Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Tibetan Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
45   
25
95   
39

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20   
17
5   
2

How Many Consonants
25   
15
30   
20

Scripts
Devanagari   
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Greetings

Hello
Not Available   
Kuzoozangpo La   

Thank You
Not Available   
Kaadinchhey La   

How Are You?
Nungni khabora ma?   
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?   

Good Night
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)   
lek shom ay zim   

Good Evening
Not Available   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Not Available   

Good Morning
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)   
Not Available   

Please
अननानै (Onnanwi)   
Not Available   

Sorry
Not Available   
Tsip maza   

Bye
Not Available   
Log Jay Gay   

I Love You
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)   
Nga cheu lu ga   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
Tsip maza   

Dialects

Dialect 1
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect   
Laya   

Where They Speak
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar   
Bhutan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,100.00   
99+

Dialect 2
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect   
Lunana   

Where They Speak
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari   
Bhutan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
700.00   
99+

Dialect 3
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect   
Adap   

Where They Speak
Assam, India, Nepal   
Bhutan   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
Not Available   

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.60 million   
99+
0.64 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
0.60 million   
99+
0.17 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
0.47 million   
37

Native Name
बड़ो (boṛo)   
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)   

Alternative Names
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci   
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar   

French Name
Not Available   
dzongkha   

German Name
Not Available   
Dzongkha   

Pronunciation
[bɔɽo]   
Not available   

Ethnicity
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)   
Ngalop people   

History

Origin
1913   
17th Century   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Tibeto-Burman   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Not Available   
Dzongkha   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
Not Available   
dz   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
Not Available   
dzo   

ISO 639 2/B
Not Available   
dzo   

ISO 639 3
brx   
dzo   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
bodo1269   
nucl1307   

Linguasphere
Not Available   
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 Bodo 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 Bodo and Dzongkha dialects. Various dialects of Bodo and Dzongkha language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bodo are spoken in different Bodo Speaking Countries whereas Dzongkha Dialects are spoken in different Dzongkha speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bodo vs Dzongkha Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bodo dialects include: (Sønabari) Western Boro dialect, (Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect. Dzongkha dialects include: Laya , Lunana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Bodo and Dzongkha Speaking population

Bodo and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bodo and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of Bodo and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bodo language is Not Available 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 Bodo and Dzongkha on Bodo vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bodo and Dzongkha Language Codes

Bodo and Dzongkha language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bodo and Dzongkha Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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