Dzongkha and Meithei
Countries
Bhutan
India, Manipur
National Language
Bhutan
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Second Language
India
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
India
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Regulated By
Dzongkha Development Commission
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Interesting Facts
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
- 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.
Similar To
Sikkimese Language
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Derived From
Tibetan Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Bengali
Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
Kuzoozangpo La
Khurumjari
Thank You
Kaadinchhey La
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
lek shom ay zim
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
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Good Afternoon
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Good Morning
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Nongale haugatl
Please
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Chanbiduna
Sorry
Tsip maza
Saobiganu
Bye
Log Jay Gay
Chatcharage
I Love You
Nga cheu lu ga
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
Tsip maza
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Where They Speak
Bhutan
Burma, Laos
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Bangladesh, India
Dialect 3
Adap
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
How Many People Speak
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Total No. Of Dialects
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Speaking Population
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
dzongkha
Meithei
German Name
Dzongkha
Meithei
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Ngalop people
Meithei people
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
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Tibeto-Burman
Branch
Tibeto-Burman
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Dzongkha
Standard Meithei
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 1
dz
No data available
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nucl1307
mani1292
Linguasphere
No data Available
omp
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Dzongkha and Meithei 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 Meithei dialects. Various dialects of Dzongkha and Meithei language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Dzongkha are spoken in different Dzongkha Speaking Countries whereas Meithei Dialects are spoken in different Meithei speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Dzongkha vs Meithei Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Dzongkha dialects include: Laya, Lunana. Meithei dialects include: Loi , Pangal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Dzongkha and Meithei Speaking population
Dzongkha and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Dzongkha and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Dzongkha and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Dzongkha language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Meithei 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 Dzongkha and Meithei on Dzongkha vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Dzongkha and Meithei Language Codes
Dzongkha and Meithei language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Dzongkha and Meithei Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.