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Dzongkha and Oromo


Oromo and Dzongkha


Countries

Countries
Bhutan  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

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

Alphabets in
Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Oromo-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
95  
39
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
10  
7

How Many Consonants
30  
20
24  
14

Scripts
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available  
5  
4

Greetings

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  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Laya  
Borana  

Where They Speak
Bhutan  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

How Many People Speak
1,100.00  
99+
4,000,000.00  
19

Dialect 2
Lunana  
Orma  

Where They Speak
Bhutan  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
700.00  
99+
66,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Adap  
Wata  

Where They Speak
Bhutan  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
13,000.00  
33

Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available  
17  
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.64 million  
99+
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.36 %  
36

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  

History

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  
91  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

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  

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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.

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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

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