Countries
Bhutan
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
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 in
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Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
Scripts
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
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)
Dialect 1
Laya
Maharashtrian Konkani
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Kokan
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Vidarbha
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Khandesh
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
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
Origin
17th Century
10th century
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Tibeto-Burman
Indic
Early Forms
No early forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Standard Forms
Dzongkha
Marathi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1307
mara1378
Linguasphere
No data Available
omr
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
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.
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.
Dzongkha and Marathi Language Codes
Dzongkha and Marathi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Dzongkha and Marathi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.