Countries
Bhutan
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
National Language
Bhutan
  
Bangladesh, India
  
Second Language
India
  
India
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
India
  
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
  
Regulated By
Dzongkha Development Commission
  
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
  
Interesting Facts
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  
Similar To
Sikkimese Language
  
Assamese and Oriya
  
Derived From
Tibetan Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Kuzoozangpo La
  
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
  
Thank You
Kaadinchhey La
  
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
  
How Are You?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
  
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
  
Good Night
lek shom ay zim
  
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
  
Good Evening
Not Available
  
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
  
Good Morning
Not Available
  
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
  
Please
Not Available
  
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
  
Sorry
Tsip maza
  
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
  
Bye
Log Jay Gay
  
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
  
I Love You
Nga cheu lu ga
  
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
  
Excuse Me
Tsip maza
  
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
  
Dialect 1
Laya
  
Chakma
  
Where They Speak
Bhutan
  
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
Dialect 2
Lunana
  
Hajong
  
Where They Speak
Bhutan
  
Bangladesh, India
  
Dialect 3
Adap
  
Rarhi
  
Where They Speak
Bhutan
  
India
  
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
0.64 million
  
99+
215.00 million
  
9
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.17 million
  
99+
196.00 million
  
7
Second Language Speakers
0.47 million
  
37
19.00 million
  
16
Native Name
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
  
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
  
Alternative Names
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
  
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
  
French Name
dzongkha
  
bengali
  
German Name
Dzongkha
  
Bengali
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Ngalop people
  
Bengalis (Bengali people)
  
Origin
17th Century
  
1000–1200 CE
  
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Tibeto-Burman
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Abahatta, Old Bengali
  
Standard Forms
Dzongkha
  
Bengali
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
dz
  
bn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
dzo
  
ben
  
ISO 639 2/B
dzo
  
ben
  
ISO 639 3
dzo
  
ben
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1307
  
beng1280
  
Linguasphere
No data Available
  
59-AAF-u
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available