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Marathi and Dzongkha


Dzongkha and Marathi


Countries

Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra  
Bhutan  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
India  
Bhutan  

Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  
India  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius  
India  

Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad  
Dzongkha Development Commission  

Interesting Facts
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  

Similar To
Konkani Language  
Sikkimese Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Tibetan Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200  
Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
52  
31
95  
39

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
5  
2

How Many Consonants
36  
26
30  
20

Scripts
Devanagari  
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
Not Available  

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks  
2
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  
Kuzoozangpo La  

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  
Kaadinchhey La  

How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?  

Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  
lek shom ay zim  

Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  
Not Available  

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  
Not Available  

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  
Not Available  

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  
Not Available  

Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  
Tsip maza  

Bye
बाय (Bāya)  
Log Jay Gay  

I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  
Nga cheu lu ga  

Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  
Tsip maza  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani  
Laya  

Where They Speak
Kokan  
Bhutan  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
23
1,100.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Varhadi  
Lunana  

Where They Speak
Vidarbha  
Bhutan  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
12
700.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Khandeshi  
Adap  

Where They Speak
Khandesh  
Bhutan  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
15
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
42  
29
Not Available  

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million  
25
0.64 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.10 %  
18
Not Available  

Native Speakers
68.00 million  
16
0.17 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
32
0.47 million  
37

Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)  
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)  

Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar  

French Name
marathe  
dzongkha  

German Name
Marathi  
Dzongkha  

Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  
Not available  

Ethnicity
Marathi people  
Ngalop people  

History

Origin
10th century  
17th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Not Available  

Branch
Indic  
Tibeto-Burman  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Marathi  
Dzongkha  

Language Position
17  
15
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mr  
dz  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mar  
dzo  

ISO 639 2/B
mar  
dzo  

ISO 639 3
mar  
dzo  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
mara1378  
nucl1307  

Linguasphere
omr  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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All Marathi 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 Marathi and Dzongkha dialects. Various dialects of Marathi and Dzongkha language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Marathi are spoken in different Marathi Speaking Countries whereas Dzongkha Dialects are spoken in different Dzongkha speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Marathi vs Dzongkha Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani, Varhadi. Dzongkha dialects include: Laya , Lunana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Marathi and Dzongkha Speaking population

Marathi and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % 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 Marathi and Dzongkha on Marathi vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Marathi and Dzongkha Language Codes

Marathi and Dzongkha language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Marathi and Dzongkha Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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