Dzongkha and Japanese
National Language
Bhutan
Japan
Second Language
India
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Pacific
Minority Language
India
Palau
Regulated By
Dzongkha Development Commission
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
Interesting Facts
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
Similar To
Sikkimese Language
Korean Language
Derived From
Tibetan Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Japanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Kana
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Kuzoozangpo La
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Thank You
Kaadinchhey La
ありがとう (Arigatō)
How Are You?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Good Night
lek shom ay zim
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Good Evening
Not Available
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Good Afternoon
Not Available
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Good Morning
Not Available
おはよう (Ohayō)
Please
Not Available
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Sorry
Tsip maza
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Bye
Log Jay Gay
さようなら (Sayōnara)
I Love You
Nga cheu lu ga
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Excuse Me
Tsip maza
すみません (Sumimasen)
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Kagawa
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Fukuoka
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Bhutan
kansai
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
日本語
Alternative Names
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
Not Available
French Name
dzongkha
japonais
German Name
Dzongkha
Japanisch
Pronunciation
Not available
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
Ethnicity
Ngalop people
Japanese (Yamato)
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Japonic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Tibeto-Burman
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Standard Forms
Dzongkha
Japanese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Japanese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1307
nucl1643
Linguasphere
No data Available
45-CAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative, Synthetic
All Dzongkha and Japanese 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 Japanese dialects. Various dialects of Dzongkha and Japanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Dzongkha are spoken in different Dzongkha Speaking Countries whereas Japanese Dialects are spoken in different Japanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Dzongkha vs Japanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Dzongkha dialects include: Laya, Lunana. Japanese dialects include: Sanuki , Hakata. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Dzongkha and Japanese Speaking population
Dzongkha and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Dzongkha and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Dzongkha and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Dzongkha language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Dzongkha vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Dzongkha and Japanese Language Codes
Dzongkha and Japanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Dzongkha and Japanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
