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Catalan and Dzongkha


Dzongkha and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   
Bhutan   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
1   
14

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   
Bhutan   

Second Language
Spain   
India   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   
India   

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   
Dzongkha Development Commission   

Interesting Facts
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   
Sikkimese Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Tibetan Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200   
Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
27   
9
95   
39

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
23   
13
30   
20

Scripts
Latin   
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Hola   
Kuzoozangpo La   

Thank You
Gràcies   
Kaadinchhey La   

How Are You?
Com estàs?   
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?   

Good Night
Bona nit   
lek shom ay zim   

Good Evening
Bona nit   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda   
Not Available   

Good Morning
Bon dia   
Not Available   

Please
Sisplau   
Not Available   

Sorry
Perdó!   
Tsip maza   

Bye
Adéu   
Log Jay Gay   

I Love You
T'estimo   
Nga cheu lu ga   

Excuse Me
Dispensi!   
Tsip maza   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló   
Laya   

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain   
Bhutan   

How Many People Speak
440,000.00   
35
1,100.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Valencian   
Lunana   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Bhutan   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
19
700.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan   
Adap   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Bhutan   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
Not Available   

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
4.10 million   
99+
0.17 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million   
28
0.47 million   
37

Native Name
català   
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)   

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar   

French Name
catalan; valencien   
dzongkha   

German Name
Katalanisch   
Dzongkha   

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)   
Not available   

Ethnicity
Catalan people   
Ngalop people   

History

Origin
c. 1028   
17th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Tibeto-Burman   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   
Dzongkha   

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ca   
dz   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat   
dzo   

ISO 639 2/B
cat   
dzo   

ISO 639 3
cat   
dzo   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1289   
nucl1307   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Catalan and Dzongkha Speaking population

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Catalan and Dzongkha Language Codes

Catalan and Dzongkha language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Catalan and Dzongkha Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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