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Dzongkha and Maori


Maori and Dzongkha


Countries

Countries
Bhutan   
New Zealand   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Bhutan   
New Zealand   

Second Language
India   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Australia, Oceania   

Minority Language
India   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Dzongkha Development Commission   
Māori Language Commission   

Interesting Facts
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  
  • "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
  • The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.
  

Similar To
Sikkimese Language   
Tahitian Language   

Derived From
Tibetan Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Maori-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
95   
39
20   
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
30   
20
10   
2

Scripts
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Kuzoozangpo La   
Hello   

Thank You
Kaadinchhey La   
Mauruuru koutou   

How Are You?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?   
E pēhea ana koe ?   

Good Night
lek shom ay zim   
Night pai   

Good Evening
Not Available   
pai ahiahi   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Afternoon pai   

Good Morning
Not Available   
Morning pai   

Please
Not Available   
Tēnā   

Sorry
Tsip maza   
Aroha mai   

Bye
Log Jay Gay   
poroporoaki   

I Love You
Nga cheu lu ga   
Aroha ahau ki a koe   

Excuse Me
Tsip maza   
tukua ahau   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Laya   
South Island Māori   

Where They Speak
Bhutan   
New Zealand   

How Many People Speak
1,100.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Lunana   
Western North Island Maori   

Where They Speak
Bhutan   
New Zealand   

How Many People Speak
700.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Adap   
Eastern North Island Maori   

Where They Speak
Bhutan   
New Zealand   

Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available   
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.64 million   
99+
0.18 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
0.17 million   
99+
0.18 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
0.47 million   
37
Not Available   

Native Name
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)   
te Reo Māori   

Alternative Names
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar   
New Zealand Maori   

French Name
dzongkha   
maori   

German Name
Dzongkha   
Maori-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Ngalop people   
Māori people   

History

Origin
17th Century   
1814   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Polynesian   

Branch
Tibeto-Burman   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Dzongkha   
Maori   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
dz   
mi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
dzo   
mri   

ISO 639 2/B
dzo   
mao   

ISO 639 3
dzo   
mri   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1307   
maor1246   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Dzongkha and Maori Speaking population

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Dzongkha and Maori Language Codes

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