Countries
Bhutan
  
Ethiopia, Kenya
  
National Language
Bhutan
  
Ethiopia
  
Second Language
India
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
India
  
Somalia
  
Regulated By
Dzongkha Development Commission
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
Similar To
Sikkimese Language
  
Somali Language
  
Derived From
Tibetan Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Oromo-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Hello
Kuzoozangpo La
  
akkam
  
Thank You
Kaadinchhey La
  
Galatoomi
  
How Are You?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
  
Attam jirta/jirtu?
  
Good Night
lek shom ay zim
  
Nagayattii buli
  
Good Evening
Not Available
  
Akkam waarite
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
Attam oolte / ooltan
  
Good Morning
Not Available
  
Attam bulte/bultan
  
Please
Not Available
  
Maaloo
  
Sorry
Tsip maza
  
naa dhiisi
  
Bye
Log Jay Gay
  
Nagayattii!
  
I Love You
Nga cheu lu ga
  
Sin jaaladha
  
Excuse Me
Tsip maza
  
Maaloo na dabarsi
  
Dialect 1
Laya
  
Borana
  
Where They Speak
Bhutan
  
Ethiopia, Kenya
  
How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00
  
19
Dialect 2
Lunana
  
Orma
  
Where They Speak
Bhutan
  
Kenya
  
Dialect 3
Adap
  
Wata
  
Where They Speak
Bhutan
  
Kenya
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
0.64 million
  
99+
25.00 million
  
40
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.17 million
  
99+
24.00 million
  
33
Second Language Speakers
0.47 million
  
37
Not Available
  
Native Name
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
  
Afaan Oromo
  
Alternative Names
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
  
Afaan Oromoo
  
French Name
dzongkha
  
galla
  
German Name
Dzongkha
  
Galla-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Ngalop people
  
Oromos
  
Origin
17th Century
  
16
  
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Cushitic
  
Branch
Tibeto-Burman
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Dzongkha
  
Afaan Oromo
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Macrolanguage
  
ISO 639 1
dz
  
om
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
dzo
  
orm
  
ISO 639 2/B
dzo
  
orm
  
ISO 639 3
dzo
  
orm
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1307
  
nucl1736
  
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
  
All Dzongkha and Oromo 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 Oromo dialects. Various dialects of Dzongkha and Oromo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Dzongkha are spoken in different Dzongkha Speaking Countries whereas Oromo Dialects are spoken in different Oromo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Dzongkha vs Oromo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Dzongkha dialects include: Laya, Lunana. Oromo dialects include: Borana , Orma. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Dzongkha and Oromo Speaking population
Dzongkha and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Dzongkha and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Dzongkha and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Dzongkha language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 %. 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 Oromo on Dzongkha vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Dzongkha and Oromo Language Codes
Dzongkha and Oromo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Dzongkha and Oromo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.