National Language
Bhutan
India
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.
- The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
- Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
Similar To
Sikkimese Language
Bengali and Assamese
Derived From
Tibetan Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Oriya-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Kuzoozangpo La
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)
Thank You
Kaadinchhey La
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)
How Are You?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)
Good Night
lek shom ay zim
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)
Good Evening
Not Available
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)
Good Afternoon
Not Available
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)
Good Morning
Not Available
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)
Please
Not Available
Not Available
Sorry
Tsip maza
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)
Bye
Log Jay Gay
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)
I Love You
Nga cheu lu ga
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)
Excuse Me
Tsip maza
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)
Where They Speak
Bhutan
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Bhutan
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Bhutan
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)
Alternative Names
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia
French Name
dzongkha
oriya
German Name
Dzongkha
Oriya-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not available
[ˈoɽia]
Ethnicity
Ngalop people
Odias
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Tibeto-Burman
Indic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Dzongkha
Standard Odia
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1307
macr1269
Linguasphere
No data Available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Dzongkha and Oriya 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 Oriya dialects. Various dialects of Dzongkha and Oriya language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Dzongkha are spoken in different Dzongkha Speaking Countries whereas Oriya Dialects are spoken in different Oriya speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Dzongkha vs Oriya Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Dzongkha dialects include: Laya, Lunana. Oriya dialects include: Baleswari , Ganjami. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Dzongkha and Oriya Speaking population
Dzongkha and Oriya speaking population is one of the factors based on which Dzongkha and Oriya languages can be compared. The total count of Dzongkha and Oriya Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Dzongkha language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Oriya language is 0.50 %. 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 Oriya on Dzongkha vs Oriya where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Dzongkha and Oriya Language Codes
Dzongkha and Oriya language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Dzongkha and Oriya Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.