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Dzongkha and Marathi


Marathi and Dzongkha


Countries

Countries
Bhutan  
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

National Language
Bhutan  
India  

Second Language
India  
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
India  
Israel, Mauritius  

Regulated By
Dzongkha Development Commission  
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad  

Interesting Facts
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  

Similar To
Sikkimese Language  
Konkani Language  

Derived From
Tibetan Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200  

Alphabets
95  
39
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
16  
13

How Many Consonants
30  
20
36  
26

Scripts
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available  
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
4 weeks  
2

Greetings

Hello
Kuzoozangpo La  
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  

Thank You
Kaadinchhey La  
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  

How Are You?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?  
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  

Good Night
lek shom ay zim  
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  

Good Evening
Not Available  
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  

Good Afternoon
Not Available  
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  

Good Morning
Not Available  
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  

Please
Not Available  
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  

Sorry
Tsip maza  
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  

Bye
Log Jay Gay  
बाय (Bāya)  

I Love You
Nga cheu lu ga  
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  

Excuse Me
Tsip maza  
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Laya  
Maharashtrian Konkani  

Where They Speak
Bhutan  
Kokan  

How Many People Speak
1,100.00  
99+
2,400,000.00  
23

Dialect 2
Lunana  
Varhadi  

Where They Speak
Bhutan  
Vidarbha  

How Many People Speak
700.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
12

Dialect 3
Adap  
Khandeshi  

Where They Speak
Bhutan  
Khandesh  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
1,900,000.00  
15

Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available  
42  
29

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.64 million  
99+
71.00 million  
25

Speaking Population
Not Available  
1.10 %  
18

Native Speakers
0.17 million  
99+
68.00 million  
16

Second Language Speakers
0.47 million  
37
3.00 million  
32

Native Name
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)  
मराठी (marāṭhī)  

Alternative Names
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar  
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  

French Name
dzongkha  
marathe  

German Name
Dzongkha  
Marathi  

Pronunciation
Not available  
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  

Ethnicity
Ngalop people  
Marathi people  

History

Origin
17th Century  
10th century  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Tibeto-Burman  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Maharashtri Prakrit  

Standard Forms
Dzongkha  
Marathi  

Language Position
Not Available  
17  
15

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
dz  
mr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
dzo  
mar  

ISO 639 2/B
dzo  
mar  

ISO 639 3
dzo  
mar  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1307  
mara1378  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
omr  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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All Dzongkha and Marathi 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 Marathi dialects. Various dialects of Dzongkha and Marathi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Dzongkha are spoken in different Dzongkha Speaking Countries whereas Marathi Dialects are spoken in different Marathi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Dzongkha vs Marathi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Dzongkha dialects include: Laya, Lunana. Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani , Varhadi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Dzongkha and Marathi Speaking population

Dzongkha and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Dzongkha and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Dzongkha and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Dzongkha language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 %. 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 Marathi on Dzongkha vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

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