Maithili and Dzongkha
Countries
India, Nepal
Bhutan
National Language
India, Nepal
Bhutan
Second Language
Nepal
India
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India
Regulated By
Not Available
Dzongkha Development Commission
Interesting Facts
- Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
- Maithili has rich literature.
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
Similar To
Bhojpuri Language
Sikkimese Language
Derived From
Not Available
Tibetan Language
Alphabets in
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Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200
How Many Consonants
Not Available
Scripts
Devanagari
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
Hello
pranam
Kuzoozangpo La
Thank You
dhanyabad
Kaadinchhey La
How Are You?
Aahan kehan chhi ?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
Good Night
Śubharātri
lek shom ay zim
Good Evening
shubh sandhya
Not Available
Good Afternoon
dopahar ke bad namaskar
Not Available
Good Morning
Suprabhaat
Not Available
Please
kripaya
Not Available
Sorry
maf karai
Tsip maza
I Love You
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi
Nga cheu lu ga
Excuse Me
kripaya
Tsip maza
Where They Speak
Nepal
Bhutan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Madhubani
Lunana
Where They Speak
North India
Bhutan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Deoghar, France
Bhutan
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
Alternative Names
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
French Name
maithili
dzongkha
German Name
Maithili
Dzongkha
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not available
Ethnicity
Maithil
Ngalop people
Origin
14th century
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Tibeto-Burman
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Maithili
Dzongkha
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
dz
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mait1250
nucl1307
Linguasphere
No data available
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Maithili and Dzongkha 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 Maithili and Dzongkha dialects. Various dialects of Maithili and Dzongkha language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maithili are spoken in different Maithili Speaking Countries whereas Dzongkha Dialects are spoken in different Dzongkha speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maithili vs Dzongkha Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maithili dialects include: Tharuwat, Madhubani. Dzongkha dialects include: Laya , Lunana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maithili and Dzongkha Speaking population
Maithili and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maithili and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of Maithili and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Dzongkha language is Not Available. 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 Maithili and Dzongkha on Maithili vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maithili and Dzongkha Language Codes
Maithili and Dzongkha language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maithili and Dzongkha Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.