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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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