National Language
Bhutan
Israel
Second Language
India
Israel
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Europe
Minority Language
India
Poland
Regulated By
Dzongkha Development Commission
Academy of the Hebrew Language
Interesting Facts
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
Similar To
Sikkimese Language
Arabic and Aramaic languages
Derived From
Tibetan Language
Aramaic Language
Alphabets in
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Hebrew-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Hebrew
Writing Direction
Not Available
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Kuzoozangpo La
שלום (Shalom)
Thank You
Kaadinchhey La
תודה (Toda)
How Are You?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
Good Night
lek shom ay zim
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
Good Evening
Not Available
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
Good Afternoon
Not Available
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
Good Morning
Not Available
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
Please
Not Available
בבקשה (bevekshah)
Sorry
Tsip maza
סליחה! (Slicha)
Bye
Log Jay Gay
להתראות (Lehitraot)
I Love You
Nga cheu lu ga
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
Excuse Me
Tsip maza
בבקשה!
Dialect 1
Laya
Ashkenazi Hebrew
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Israel
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Lunana
Samaritan Hebrew
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Israel, Palestine
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Adap
Yemenite Hebrew
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Israel
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Native Name
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
Alternative Names
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
Israeli, Ivrit
French Name
dzongkha
hébreu
German Name
Dzongkha
Hebräisch
Pronunciation
Not available
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
Ethnicity
Ngalop people
Not Available
Origin
17th Century
1000 BC
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Semitic
Branch
Tibeto-Burman
Canaanitic
Early Forms
No early forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
Standard Forms
Dzongkha
Modern Hebrew
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Hebrew
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1307
hebr1246
Linguasphere
No data Available
12-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic