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Dzongkha and Mossi


Mossi and Dzongkha


Countries

Countries
Bhutan   
Burkina Faso   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Bhutan   
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo   

Second Language
India   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
India   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Dzongkha Development Commission   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

Similar To
Sikkimese Language   
Dagbani Language   

Derived From
Tibetan Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Mossi-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
95   
39
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
8   
5

How Many Consonants
30   
20
16   
6

Scripts
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
Kuzoozangpo La   
Kia ora   

Thank You
Kaadinchhey La   
Laafi bala   

How Are You?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?   
Laafi beme ?   

Good Night
lek shom ay zim   
Ne y yungo   

Good Evening
Not Available   
ne y zabre   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Kia ora   

Good Morning
Not Available   
Ne y yibeogo   

Please
Not Available   
gafare   

Sorry
Tsip maza   
gafare   

Bye
Log Jay Gay   
Wend na kon-d nindaare   

I Love You
Nga cheu lu ga   
Kei te aroha au ki a koe   

Excuse Me
Tsip maza   
Y gafare   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Laya   
Ouapadoupou   

Where They Speak
Bhutan   
Burkina Faso   

How Many People Speak
1,100.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Lunana   
Saremde   

Where They Speak
Bhutan   
Burkina Faso   

How Many People Speak
700.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Adap   
Taolende   

Where They Speak
Bhutan   
Burkina Faso   

Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available   
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.64 million   
99+
7.60 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
0.17 million   
99+
7.60 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
0.47 million   
37
Not Available   

Native Name
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)   
Mosse   

Alternative Names
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar   
Not Available   

French Name
dzongkha   
moré   

German Name
Dzongkha   
Mossi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Ngalop people   
Mossi   

History

Origin
17th Century   
Not available   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Western Sudanic   

Branch
Tibeto-Burman   
Gur (Voltaic)   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Dzongkha   
Mossi   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
dz   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
dzo   
mos   

ISO 639 2/B
dzo   
mos   

ISO 639 3
dzo   
mos   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1307   
moss1236   

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   

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

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Dzongkha and Mossi Speaking population

Dzongkha and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Dzongkha and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Dzongkha and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Dzongkha language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 %. 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 Mossi on Dzongkha vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Dzongkha and Mossi Language Codes

Dzongkha and Mossi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Dzongkha and Mossi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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