How Many People Speak?
0.64 million32.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.07 %0.41 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
0.17 million27.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
0.47 million2.80 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)
Alternative Names
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
French Name
dzongkha
maithili
German Name
Dzongkha
Maithili
Pronunciation
[t͡ɕoŋkʰa]
[ˈmaitʰili]
Ethnicity
Ngalop people
Maithil