Countries
Bhutan
  
India, Karnataka, India
  
National Language
Bhutan
  
Karnataka, India
  
Second Language
India
  
Goa
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
India
  
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Regulated By
Dzongkha Development Commission
  
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
Interesting Facts
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
Similar To
Sikkimese Language
  
Telugu
  
Derived From
Tibetan Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
  
Kannada Script
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Kuzoozangpo La
  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
Thank You
Kaadinchhey La
  
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
How Are You?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
  
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
Good Night
lek shom ay zim
  
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
Not Available
  
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
Good Morning
Not Available
  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
Please
Not Available
  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
Sorry
Tsip maza
  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
Bye
Log Jay Gay
  
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
I Love You
Nga cheu lu ga
  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Excuse Me
Tsip maza
  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Dialect 1
Laya
  
Badaga
  
Where They Speak
Bhutan
  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
Dialect 2
Lunana
  
Urali
  
Where They Speak
Bhutan
  
kerala
  
Dialect 3
Adap
  
Kurumba
  
Where They Speak
Bhutan
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
0.64 million
  
99+
49.00 million
  
29
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.17 million
  
99+
38.00 million
  
26
Second Language Speakers
0.47 million
  
37
11.00 million
  
21
Native Name
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
Alternative Names
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
  
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
French Name
dzongkha
  
kannada
  
German Name
Dzongkha
  
Kannada
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
Ethnicity
Ngalop people
  
Kannadiga
  
Origin
17th Century
  
c. 450
  
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Tibeto-Burman
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
Standard Forms
Dzongkha
  
Modern Kannada
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
dz
  
kn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
dzo
  
kan
  
ISO 639 2/B
dzo
  
kan
  
ISO 639 3
dzo
  
kan
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1307
  
nucl1305
  
Linguasphere
No data Available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Dzongkha and Kannada Speaking population
Dzongkha and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Dzongkha and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Dzongkha and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Dzongkha language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 %. 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 Kannada on Dzongkha vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Dzongkha and Kannada Language Codes
Dzongkha and Kannada language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Dzongkha and Kannada Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.