Countries
Bhutan
  
New Zealand
  
National Language
Bhutan
  
New Zealand
  
Second Language
India
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Australia, Oceania
  
Minority Language
India
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Dzongkha Development Commission
  
Māori Language Commission
  
Interesting Facts
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  
- "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
- The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.
  
Similar To
Sikkimese Language
  
Tahitian Language
  
Derived From
Tibetan Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Maori-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Kuzoozangpo La
  
Hello
  
Thank You
Kaadinchhey La
  
Mauruuru koutou
  
How Are You?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
  
E pēhea ana koe ?
  
Good Night
lek shom ay zim
  
Night pai
  
Good Evening
Not Available
  
pai ahiahi
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
Afternoon pai
  
Good Morning
Not Available
  
Morning pai
  
Please
Not Available
  
Tēnā
  
Sorry
Tsip maza
  
Aroha mai
  
Bye
Log Jay Gay
  
poroporoaki
  
I Love You
Nga cheu lu ga
  
Aroha ahau ki a koe
  
Excuse Me
Tsip maza
  
tukua ahau
  
Dialect 1
Laya
  
South Island Māori
  
Where They Speak
Bhutan
  
New Zealand
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Lunana
  
Western North Island Maori
  
Where They Speak
Bhutan
  
New Zealand
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Adap
  
Eastern North Island Maori
  
Where They Speak
Bhutan
  
New Zealand
  
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
0.64 million
  
99+
0.18 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.17 million
  
99+
0.18 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
0.47 million
  
37
Not Available
  
Native Name
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
  
te Reo Māori
  
Alternative Names
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
  
New Zealand Maori
  
French Name
dzongkha
  
maori
  
German Name
Dzongkha
  
Maori-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Ngalop people
  
Māori people
  
Origin
17th Century
  
1814
  
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Polynesian
  
Branch
Tibeto-Burman
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Dzongkha
  
Maori
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
dz
  
mi
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
dzo
  
mri
  
ISO 639 2/B
dzo
  
mao
  
ISO 639 3
dzo
  
mri
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1307
  
maor1246
  
Linguasphere
No data 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
  
All Dzongkha and Maori 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 Dzongkha and Maori dialects. Various dialects of Dzongkha and Maori language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Dzongkha are spoken in different Dzongkha Speaking Countries whereas Maori Dialects are spoken in different Maori speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Dzongkha vs Maori Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Dzongkha dialects include: Laya, Lunana. Maori dialects include: South Island Māori , Western North Island Maori. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Dzongkha and Maori Speaking population
Dzongkha and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Dzongkha and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Dzongkha and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Dzongkha language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Maori 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 Dzongkha and Maori on Dzongkha vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Dzongkha and Maori Language Codes
Dzongkha and Maori language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Dzongkha and Maori Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.