Dzongkha and Malagasy
Countries
Bhutan
Madagascar
National Language
Bhutan
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Second Language
India
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
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.
- Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
- About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
Similar To
Sikkimese Language
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Derived From
Tibetan Language
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Alphabets in
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Malagasy-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Latin
Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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Hello
Kuzoozangpo La
Salama!
Thank You
Kaadinchhey La
Misaotra
How Are You?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
Manao ahoana!
Good Night
lek shom ay zim
Alina tsara
Good Evening
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Manao ahoana e
Good Afternoon
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Manao ahoana e
Good Morning
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Maraina tsara
Please
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azafady
Sorry
Tsip maza
Miala tsiny
I Love You
Nga cheu lu ga
Tiako ianao.
Excuse Me
Tsip maza
Azafady
Dialect 1
Laya
Eastern Malagasy
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Merina
Dialect 2
Lunana
Western Malagasy
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Sakalava
Dialect 3
Adap
Not Available
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Not Available
Total No. Of Dialects
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How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
Fiteny Malagasy
Alternative Names
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
Malagasy Sign Language
French Name
dzongkha
malgache
German Name
Dzongkha
Malagassi-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not available
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Ethnicity
Ngalop people
Malagasy people
Origin
17th Century
1000 AD
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Austronesian
Branch
Tibeto-Burman
Indonesian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Dzongkha
standard Malagasy
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nucl1307
mala1537
Linguasphere
No data Available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Verb-Object-Subject
Language Morphological Typology
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All Dzongkha and Malagasy 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 Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Dzongkha and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Dzongkha are spoken in different Dzongkha Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Dzongkha vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Dzongkha dialects include: Laya, Lunana. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Dzongkha and Malagasy Speaking population
Dzongkha and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Dzongkha and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Dzongkha and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Dzongkha language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 %. 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 Malagasy on Dzongkha vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Dzongkha and Malagasy Language Codes
Dzongkha and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Dzongkha and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.