Countries
Bhutan
Afganistan
National Language
Bhutan
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
India
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
India
Pakistan
Regulated By
Dzongkha Development Commission
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
Similar To
Sikkimese Language
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Tibetan Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Arabic
Writing Direction
Not Available
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Kuzoozangpo La
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
Kaadinchhey La
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
lek shom ay zim
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
Not Available
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
Not Available
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
Not Available
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
Not Available
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
Tsip maza
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
Log Jay Gay
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
Nga cheu lu ga
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
Tsip maza
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Laya
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 2
Lunana
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Afganistan, Pakistan
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
dzongkha
pachto
German Name
Dzongkha
Paschtu
Pronunciation
Not available
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Ngalop people
Pashtun
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Tibeto-Burman
Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Dzongkha
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1307
pash1269
Linguasphere
No data Available
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
All Dzongkha and Pashto 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 Pashto dialects. Various dialects of Dzongkha and Pashto language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Dzongkha are spoken in different Dzongkha Speaking Countries whereas Pashto Dialects are spoken in different Pashto speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Dzongkha vs Pashto Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Dzongkha dialects include: Laya, Lunana. Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto , Northern Pashto. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Dzongkha and Pashto Speaking population
Dzongkha and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Dzongkha and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Dzongkha and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Dzongkha language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Pashto 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 Pashto on Dzongkha vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Dzongkha and Pashto Language Codes
Dzongkha and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Dzongkha and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.