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Dzongkha and Pashto


Pashto and Dzongkha


Countries

Countries
Bhutan  
Afganistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

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

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

Alphabets
95  
39
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
30  
20
29  
19

Scripts
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille  
Arabic  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available  
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

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  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Laya  
Central Pashto  

Where They Speak
Bhutan  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
1,100.00  
99+
6,500,000.00  
14

Dialect 2
Lunana  
Northern Pashto  

Where They Speak
Bhutan  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
700.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
4

Dialect 3
Adap  
Wanetsi  

Where They Speak
Bhutan  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
95,000.00  
29

Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available  
21  
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.64 million  
99+
60.00 million  
27

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.58 %  
26

Native Speakers
0.17 million  
99+
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
0.47 million  
37
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  

History

Origin
17th Century  
1651  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Tibeto-Burman  
Iranian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Dzongkha  
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto  

Language Position
Not Available  
82  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
dz  
ps  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
dzo  
pus  

ISO 639 2/B
dzo  
pus  

ISO 639 3
dzo  
pus  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1307  
pash1269  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
58-ABD-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Fusional  

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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.

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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.

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