Countries
Bhutan
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
National Language
Bhutan
Iran
Second Language
India
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
India
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Dzongkha Development Commission
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
- Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
- Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
Similar To
Sikkimese Language
Kurdish and Persian
Derived From
Tibetan Language
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
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Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Kuzoozangpo La
Salam
Thank You
Kaadinchhey La
mana bebahgsh
How Are You?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
chone tao?
Good Night
lek shom ay zim
jawáin shap
Good Evening
Not Available
jawáin begáh
Good Afternoon
Not Available
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Good Morning
Not Available
jawáin sawáh
Please
Not Available
Mihrabani kan
Sorry
Tsip maza
bebaksh / bebagsh
I Love You
Nga cheu lu ga
Tu mana doost biyeh
Excuse Me
Tsip maza
mana bebahgsh
Dialect 1
Laya
Eastern Balochi
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Pakistan
Dialect 2
Lunana
Western Balochi
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Dialect 3
Adap
Southern Balochi
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
بلوچی
Alternative Names
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
Baluchi
French Name
dzongkha
baloutchi
German Name
Dzongkha
Belutschisch
Pronunciation
Not available
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Ethnicity
Ngalop people
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Origin
17th Century
19th Century
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
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Branch
Tibeto-Burman
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Dzongkha
Balochi
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
dz
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
nucl1307
balo1260
Linguasphere
No data Available
58-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Dzongkha and Balochi 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 Balochi dialects. Various dialects of Dzongkha and Balochi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Dzongkha are spoken in different Dzongkha Speaking Countries whereas Balochi Dialects are spoken in different Balochi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Dzongkha vs Balochi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Dzongkha dialects include: Laya, Lunana. Balochi dialects include: Eastern Balochi , Western Balochi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Dzongkha and Balochi Speaking population
Dzongkha and Balochi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Dzongkha and Balochi languages can be compared. The total count of Dzongkha and Balochi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Dzongkha language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 %. 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 Balochi on Dzongkha vs Balochi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Dzongkha and Balochi Language Codes
Dzongkha and Balochi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Dzongkha and Balochi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.