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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

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