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Dzongkha vs Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri vs Dzongkha


Countries

Countries
Bhutan  
India, No official status  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
0  
15

National Language
Bhutan  
India  

Second Language
India  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
India  
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

Regulated By
Dzongkha Development Commission  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  

Similar To
Sikkimese Language  
Maithili and Magahi  

Derived From
Tibetan Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
95  
39
43  
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
11  
8

How Many Consonants
30  
20
34  
24

Scripts
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available  
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Kuzoozangpo La  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

Thank You
Kaadinchhey La  
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  

How Are You?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?  
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  

Good Night
lek shom ay zim  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Evening
Not Available  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Afternoon
Not Available  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Morning
Not Available  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Please
Not Available  
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  

Sorry
Tsip maza  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Bye
Log Jay Gay  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

I Love You
Nga cheu lu ga  
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  

Excuse Me
Tsip maza  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Laya  
Caribbean Hindustani  

Where They Speak
Bhutan  
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

How Many People Speak
1,100.00  
99+
16,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Lunana  
Fiji Hindi  

Where They Speak
Bhutan  
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America  

How Many People Speak
700.00  
99+
380,000.00  
31

Dialect 3
Adap  
Tharu Bhojpuri  

Where They Speak
Bhutan  
India  

Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available  
13  
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.64 million  
99+
40.00 million  
31

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.43 %  
31

Native Speakers
0.17 million  
99+
40.00 million  
24

Second Language Speakers
0.47 million  
37
Not Available  

Native Name
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)  
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  

Alternative Names
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar  
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  

French Name
dzongkha  
bhojpuri  

German Name
Dzongkha  
Bhojpuri  

Pronunciation
Not available  
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  

Ethnicity
Ngalop people  
Not Available  

History

Origin
17th Century  
19th Century  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Tibeto-Burman  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Dzongkha  
Bhojpuri  

Language Position
Not Available  
37  
29

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  
bho  

ISO 639 2/B
dzo  
bho  

ISO 639 3
dzo  
bho  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1307  
bhoj1246  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
59-AAF-sa  

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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Dzongkha and Bhojpuri Language History

Comparison of Dzongkha vs Bhojpuri language history gives us differences between origin of Dzongkha and Bhojpuri language. History of Dzongkha language states that this language originated in 17th Century whereas history of Bhojpuri language states that this language originated in 19th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Dzongkha and Bhojpuri Language History.

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Dzongkha and Bhojpuri Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Dzongkha and Bhojpuri greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Dzongkha and Bhojpuri language. Dzongkha word for "Hello" is Kuzoozangpo La or Bhojpuri word for "Thank You" is धन्वाद (dhanvaad). Find more of such common Dzongkha Greetings and Bhojpuri Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Dzongkha vs Bhojpuri Difficulty

The Dzongkha vs Bhojpuri difficulty level basically depends on the number of Dzongkha Alphabets and Bhojpuri Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Dzongkha and Bhojpuri are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Dzongkha and Bhojpuri, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Dzongkha is Not Available while to learn Bhojpuri time required is 44 weeks.

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