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Dzongkha and Ilocano


Ilocano and Dzongkha


Countries

Countries
Bhutan   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Bhutan   
Philippines   

Second Language
India   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
India   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Dzongkha Development Commission   
Commission on the Filipino Language   

Interesting Facts
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Sikkimese Language   
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages   

Derived From
Tibetan Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
95   
39
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
30   
20
20   
10

Scripts
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille   
Ilokano Braille, Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
4   
3

Greetings

Hello
Kuzoozangpo La   
Kablaaw   

Thank You
Kaadinchhey La   
Agyamanak   

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

Good Night
lek shom ay zim   
Naimbag a rabii   

Good Evening
Not Available   
Naimbag a sardam   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Naimbag a malem   

Good Morning
Not Available   
Naimbag a bigat   

Please
Not Available   
Not available   

Sorry
Tsip maza   
Agpakawanak   

Bye
Log Jay Gay   
Pakada   

I Love You
Nga cheu lu ga   
Ayayatenka   

Excuse Me
Tsip maza   
Maawan-dayawen   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Laya   
Balangao   

Where They Speak
Bhutan   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
1,100.00   
99+
21,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Lunana   
Bontoc   

Where They Speak
Bhutan   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
700.00   
99+
41,000.00   
39

Dialect 3
Adap   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Bhutan   
Not present   

Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available   
2   
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.14 %   
99+

Native Speakers
0.17 million   
99+
9.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
0.47 million   
37
Not Available   

Native Name
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)   
ilokano   

Alternative Names
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar   
Ilokano, Iloko   

French Name
dzongkha   
ilocano   

German Name
Dzongkha   
Ilokano-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Ngalop people   
Ilocano people   

History

Origin
17th Century   
18th 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   
Modern Ilocano   

Language Position
Not Available   
94   
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   
ilo   

ISO 639 2/B
dzo   
ilo   

ISO 639 3
dzo   
ilo   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1307   
ilok1237   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
31-CBA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Dzongkha and Ilocano Speaking population

Dzongkha and Ilocano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Dzongkha and Ilocano languages can be compared. The total count of Dzongkha and Ilocano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Dzongkha language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 %. 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 Ilocano on Dzongkha vs Ilocano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Dzongkha and Ilocano Language Codes

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