Countries
Countries
India, Manipur
Bhutan
Total No. Of Countries
1
14
1
14
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Bhutan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
India
Regulated By
Not Available
Dzongkha Development Commission
Interesting Facts
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Sikkimese Language
Derived From
Not Available
Tibetan Language
Alphabets
Alphabets in
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Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200
Alphabets
27
9
95
39
Phonology
How Many Vowels
6
3
5
2
How Many Consonants
15
5
30
20
Scripts
Bengali
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
3
2
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks
11
Not Available
Greetings
Hello
Khurumjari
Kuzoozangpo La
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
Kaadinchhey La
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
lek shom ay zim
Good Evening
Not Available
Not Available
Good Afternoon
Not Available
Not Available
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
Not Available
Please
Chanbiduna
Not Available
Sorry
Saobiganu
Tsip maza
Bye
Chatcharage
Log Jay Gay
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
Nga cheu lu ga
Excuse Me
Not Available
Tsip maza
Dialects
Dialect 1
Loi
Laya
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
Bhutan
How Many People Speak
5,000.00
99+
1,100.00
99+
Dialect 2
Pangal
Lunana
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Bhutan
How Many People Speak
273,000.00
32
700.00
99+
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Adap
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Bhutan
How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00
19
Not Available
Total No. Of Dialects
6
6
Not Available
How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
1.50 million
99+
0.64 million
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Native Speakers
1.50 million
99+
0.17 million
99+
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
0.47 million
37
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
French Name
Meithei
dzongkha
German Name
Meithei
Dzongkha
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not available
Ethnicity
Meithei people
Ngalop people
History
Origin
1700
17th Century
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Tibeto-Burman
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
Dzongkha
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Not Available
Individual
Code
ISO 639 1
No data available
dz
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mni
dzo
ISO 639 2/B
mni
dzo
ISO 639 3
mni
dzo
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mani1292
nucl1307
Linguasphere
omp
No data Available
Types of Language
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
