How Many People Speak?
0.64 million1.50 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.07 %0.01 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
0.17 million1.50 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
0.47 million1.50 million
0.01
400
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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
[t͡ɕoŋkʰa]
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
Ethnicity
Ngalop people
Meithei people