Mossi and Dzongkha
Countries
Burkina Faso
Bhutan
National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
Bhutan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India
Regulated By
Not Available
Dzongkha Development Commission
Interesting Facts
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
Similar To
Dagbani Language
Sikkimese Language
Derived From
Not Available
Tibetan Language
Alphabets in
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Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Kia ora
Kuzoozangpo La
Thank You
Laafi bala
Kaadinchhey La
How Are You?
Laafi beme ?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
Good Night
Ne y yungo
lek shom ay zim
Good Evening
ne y zabre
Not Available
Good Afternoon
Kia ora
Not Available
Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo
Not Available
Please
gafare
Not Available
Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare
Log Jay Gay
I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
Nga cheu lu ga
Excuse Me
Y gafare
Tsip maza
Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou
Laya
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Bhutan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Bhutan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Bhutan
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Mosse
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
Alternative Names
Not Available
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
French Name
moré
dzongkha
German Name
Mossi-Sprache
Dzongkha
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not available
Ethnicity
Mossi
Ngalop people
Origin
Not available
17th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Not Available
Branch
Gur (Voltaic)
Tibeto-Burman
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Mossi
Dzongkha
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
dz
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
moss1236
nucl1307
Linguasphere
No data Available
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Mossi 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 Mossi and Dzongkha dialects. Various dialects of Mossi and Dzongkha language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Mossi are spoken in different Mossi Speaking Countries whereas Dzongkha Dialects are spoken in different Dzongkha speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Mossi vs Dzongkha Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou, Saremde. Dzongkha dialects include: Laya , Lunana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Mossi and Dzongkha Speaking population
Mossi and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % 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 Mossi and Dzongkha on Mossi vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Mossi and Dzongkha Language Codes
Mossi and Dzongkha language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Mossi and Dzongkha Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.