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Dzongkha and Catalan


Catalan and Dzongkha


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
6  
9

National Language
Bhutan  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  

Second Language
India  
Spain  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
India  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  

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

Interesting Facts
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  
  • 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.
  

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

Derived From
Tibetan Language  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
95  
39
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
30  
20
23  
13

Scripts
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available  
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Kuzoozangpo La  
Hola  

Thank You
Kaadinchhey La  
Gràcies  

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

Good Night
lek shom ay zim  
Bona nit  

Good Evening
Not Available  
Bona nit  

Good Afternoon
Not Available  
Bona tarda  

Good Morning
Not Available  
Bon dia  

Please
Not Available  
Sisplau  

Sorry
Tsip maza  
Perdó!  

Bye
Log Jay Gay  
Adéu  

I Love You
Nga cheu lu ga  
T'estimo  

Excuse Me
Tsip maza  
Dispensi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Laya  
Caló  

Where They Speak
Bhutan  
France, Portugal, Spain  

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

Dialect 2
Lunana  
Valencian  

Where They Speak
Bhutan  
Spain  

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

Dialect 3
Adap  
Ribagorçan  

Where They Speak
Bhutan  
Spain  

Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available  
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
0.17 million  
99+
4.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
0.47 million  
37
5.10 million  
28

Native Name
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)  
català  

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

French Name
dzongkha  
catalan; valencien  

German Name
Dzongkha  
Katalanisch  

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

Ethnicity
Ngalop people  
Catalan people  

History

Origin
17th Century  
c. 1028  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Romance  

Branch
Tibeto-Burman  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Catalan  

Standard Forms
Dzongkha  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Signed Catalan  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
dz  
ca  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
dzo  
cat  

ISO 639 2/B
dzo  
cat  

ISO 639 3
dzo  
cat  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1307  
stan1289  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
51-AAA-e  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

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Dzongkha and Catalan Speaking population

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Dzongkha and Catalan Language Codes

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