Dzongkha and Madurese
Countries
Bhutan
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
National Language
Bhutan
Indonesia, Island of Madura
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
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
Similar To
Sikkimese Language
Malay and Javanese Languages
Derived From
Tibetan Language
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Alphabets in
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Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Latin
Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
Kuzoozangpo La
Halo
Thank You
Kaadinchhey La
matur nuwun
How Are You?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
piye kabare?
Good Night
lek shom ay zim
wengi sing apik
Good Evening
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Sugeng sọnten
Good Afternoon
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Sugeng siang
Good Morning
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Sugeng énjing
Please
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Sorry
Tsip maza
Nyuwun pangapunten
Bye
Log Jay Gay
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I Love You
Nga cheu lu ga
Kula tresna panjengan
Excuse Me
Tsip maza
Nuwun séwu
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Indonesia
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Bhutan
Indonesia
Total No. Of Dialects
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Speaking Population
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
Madurese
Alternative Names
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
French Name
dzongkha
madourais
German Name
Dzongkha
Maduresisch
Pronunciation
Not available
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Ethnicity
Ngalop people
Madurese
Origin
17th Century
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Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indonesian
Branch
Tibeto-Burman
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Dzongkha
Madurese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
dz
No data Available
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nucl1307
madu1247
Linguasphere
No data Available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Dzongkha and Madurese 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 Madurese dialects. Various dialects of Dzongkha and Madurese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Dzongkha are spoken in different Dzongkha Speaking Countries whereas Madurese Dialects are spoken in different Madurese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Dzongkha vs Madurese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Dzongkha dialects include: Laya, Lunana. Madurese dialects include: Kangean , Bawean. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Dzongkha and Madurese Speaking population
Dzongkha and Madurese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Dzongkha and Madurese languages can be compared. The total count of Dzongkha and Madurese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Dzongkha language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 %. 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 Madurese on Dzongkha vs Madurese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Dzongkha and Madurese Language Codes
Dzongkha and Madurese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Dzongkha and Madurese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.