Countries
Bhutan
  
Assam, India
  
National Language
Bhutan
  
Assam, India
  
Second Language
India
  
Not Available
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
India
  
Not Available
  
Regulated By
Dzongkha Development Commission
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  
- In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
- Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
  
Similar To
Sikkimese Language
  
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language
  
Derived From
Tibetan Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Bodo-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Kuzoozangpo La
  
Not Available
  
Thank You
Kaadinchhey La
  
Not Available
  
How Are You?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
  
Nungni khabora ma?
  
Good Night
lek shom ay zim
  
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)
  
Good Evening
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
Not Available
  
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)
  
Please
Not Available
  
अननानै (Onnanwi)
  
Sorry
Tsip maza
  
Not Available
  
Bye
Log Jay Gay
  
Not Available
  
I Love You
Nga cheu lu ga
  
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)
  
Excuse Me
Tsip maza
  
Not Available
  
Dialect 1
Laya
  
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect
  
Where They Speak
Bhutan
  
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Lunana
  
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect
  
Where They Speak
Bhutan
  
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Adap
  
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect
  
Where They Speak
Bhutan
  
Assam, India, Nepal
  
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
0.64 million
  
99+
0.60 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.17 million
  
99+
0.60 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
0.47 million
  
37
Not Available
  
Native Name
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
  
बड़ो (boṛo)
  
Alternative Names
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
  
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci
  
French Name
dzongkha
  
Not Available
  
German Name
Dzongkha
  
Not Available
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
[bɔɽo]
  
Ethnicity
Ngalop people
  
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)
  
Origin
17th Century
  
1913
  
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Tibeto-Burman
  
Branch
Tibeto-Burman
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Not Available
  
Standard Forms
Dzongkha
  
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
dz
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
dzo
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 2/B
dzo
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 3
dzo
  
brx
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1307
  
bodo1269
  
Linguasphere
No data Available
  
Not Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Dzongkha and Bodo 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 Bodo greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Dzongkha and Bodo language. Dzongkha word for "Hello" is Kuzoozangpo La or Bodo word for "Thank You" is Not Available. Find more of such common Dzongkha Greetings and Bodo Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Dzongkha vs Bodo Difficulty
The Dzongkha vs Bodo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Dzongkha Alphabets and Bodo 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 Bodo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Dzongkha and Bodo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Dzongkha is Not Available while to learn Bodo time required is Not Available.