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Dzongkha and Irish


Irish and Dzongkha


Countries

Countries
Bhutan  
European Union, Ireland  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Bhutan  
Ireland  

Second Language
India  
Ireland  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
India  
United Kingdom  

Regulated By
Dzongkha Development Commission  
Foras na Gaeilge  

Interesting Facts
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  

Similar To
Sikkimese Language  
Not Available  

Derived From
Tibetan Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
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Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
95  
39
18  
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
30  
20
13  
3

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  
36 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Kuzoozangpo La  
Dia dhuit  

Thank You
Kaadinchhey La  
Go raibh maith agat  

How Are You?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?  
Conas atá tú ?  

Good Night
lek shom ay zim  
Oíche mhaith  

Good Evening
Not Available  
Tráthnóna maith duit  

Good Afternoon
Not Available  
Tráthnóna maith duit  

Good Morning
Not Available  
Dia dhuit ar maidin  

Please
Not Available  
le do thoil  

Sorry
Tsip maza  
Tá brón orm  

Bye
Log Jay Gay  
Slán  

I Love You
Nga cheu lu ga  
Is breá liom thú  

Excuse Me
Tsip maza  
Gabh mo leithscéal  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Laya  
Connacht Irish  

Where They Speak
Bhutan  
Connacht  

How Many People Speak
1,100.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Lunana  
Munster Irish  

Where They Speak
Bhutan  
Munster  

How Many People Speak
700.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Adap  
Ulster Irish  

Where They Speak
Bhutan  
Ulster  

Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available  
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
0.17 million  
99+
0.14 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
0.47 million  
37
1.65 million  
35

Native Name
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)  
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  

Alternative Names
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar  
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  

French Name
dzongkha  
irlandais moyen  

German Name
Dzongkha  
Mittelirisch  

Pronunciation
Not available  
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  

Ethnicity
Ngalop people  
Irish people  

History

Origin
17th Century  
c. 750  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Celtic  

Branch
Tibeto-Burman  
Goidelic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  

Standard Forms
Dzongkha  
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Irish Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
dz  
ga  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
dzo  
gle  

ISO 639 2/B
dzo  
gle  

ISO 639 3
dzo  
gle  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1307  
iris1253  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
50-AAA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Verb-Subject-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Fusional  

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

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Dzongkha and Irish Speaking population

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

Dzongkha and Irish Language Codes

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