Countries
Bhutan
  
Burkina Faso
  
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 in
Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Mossi-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
  
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
  
Dialect 1
Laya
  
Ouapadoupou
  
Where They Speak
Bhutan
  
Burkina Faso
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Lunana
  
Saremde
  
Where They Speak
Bhutan
  
Burkina Faso
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Adap
  
Taolende
  
Where They Speak
Bhutan
  
Burkina Faso
  
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
0.64 million
  
99+
7.60 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
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
  
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.
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.