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Dzongkha and Cebuano


Cebuano and Dzongkha


Countries

Countries
Bhutan   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Bhutan   
Philippines   

Second Language
India   
Philippines   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
India   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Dzongkha Development Commission   
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters   

Interesting Facts
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  

Similar To
Sikkimese Language   
Hiligaynon Language   

Derived From
Tibetan Language   
Island of Cebu   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
95   
39
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
30   
20
16   
6

Scripts
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
3 weeks   
1

Greetings

Hello
Kuzoozangpo La   
Hoy   

Thank You
Kaadinchhey La   
Salamat   

How Are You?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?   
Kumusta man ka?   

Good Night
lek shom ay zim   
Maayong Gabii   

Good Evening
Not Available   
Maayong Gabii   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Maayong Hapon   

Good Morning
Not Available   
Maayong Buntag   

Please
Not Available   
Palihug   

Sorry
Tsip maza   
Ikasubo ko   

Bye
Log Jay Gay   
Babay   

I Love You
Nga cheu lu ga   
Gihigugma ko ikaw   

Excuse Me
Tsip maza   
Ekskyus mi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Laya   
Boholano   

Where They Speak
Bhutan   
Bohol   

How Many People Speak
1,100.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Lunana   
Southern Kana   

Where They Speak
Bhutan   
southern Leyte   

How Many People Speak
700.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Adap   
North Kana   

Where They Speak
Bhutan   
northern part of Leyte   

Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available   
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.64 million   
99+
Not Available   

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.32 %   
38

Native Speakers
0.17 million   
99+
21.00 million   
36

Second Language Speakers
0.47 million   
37
14.50 million   
19

Native Name
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)   
Visayan   

Alternative Names
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar   
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan   

French Name
dzongkha   
cebuano   

German Name
Dzongkha   
Cebuano   

Pronunciation
Not available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Ngalop people   
Cebuano people   

History

Origin
17th Century   
16th century   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Tibeto-Burman   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Dzongkha   
Standard Cebuano   

Language Position
Not Available   
62   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
dz   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
dzo   
ceb   

ISO 639 2/B
dzo   
ceb   

ISO 639 3
dzo   
ceb   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1307   
cebu1242   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Verb-Subject-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Dzongkha and Cebuano Speaking population

Dzongkha and Cebuano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Dzongkha and Cebuano languages can be compared. The total count of Dzongkha and Cebuano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Dzongkha language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 %. 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 Cebuano on Dzongkha vs Cebuano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Dzongkha and Cebuano Language Codes

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