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Dzongkha and Portuguese


Portuguese and Dzongkha


Countries

Countries
Bhutan  
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
10  
6

National Language
Bhutan  
Portugal  

Second Language
India  
United States of America  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America  

Minority Language
India  
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America  

Regulated By
Dzongkha Development Commission  
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras  

Interesting Facts
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  
  • Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
  • The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
  

Similar To
Sikkimese Language  
Spanish and Galician Languages  

Derived From
Tibetan Language  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
95  
39
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
9  
6

How Many Consonants
30  
20
19  
9

Scripts
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available  
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Kuzoozangpo La  
Olá  

Thank You
Kaadinchhey La  
obrigado  

How Are You?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?  
Como você está?  

Good Night
lek shom ay zim  
boa noite  

Good Evening
Not Available  
boa Noite  

Good Afternoon
Not Available  
boa Tarde  

Good Morning
Not Available  
bom Dia  

Please
Not Available  
Por Favor  

Sorry
Tsip maza  
pesaroso  

Bye
Log Jay Gay  
tchau  

I Love You
Nga cheu lu ga  
Eu te amo  

Excuse Me
Tsip maza  
desculpe me  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Laya  
Brazilian Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Bhutan  
Brazil  

How Many People Speak
1,100.00  
99+
204,000,000.00  
4

Dialect 2
Lunana  
European Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Bhutan  
Portugal  

How Many People Speak
700.00  
99+
10,000,000.00  
9

Dialect 3
Adap  
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole  

Where They Speak
Bhutan  
Daman and Diu  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
4,000.00  
36

Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available  
26  
22

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.64 million  
99+
231.00 million  
7

Speaking Population
Not Available  
3.27 %  
7

Native Speakers
0.17 million  
99+
216.00 million  
5

Second Language Speakers
0.47 million  
37
15.00 million  
18

Native Name
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)  
Português  

Alternative Names
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar  
Português  

French Name
dzongkha  
portugais  

German Name
Dzongkha  
Portugiesisch  

Pronunciation
Not available  
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]  

Ethnicity
Ngalop people  
Portuguese people or portugueses  

History

Origin
17th Century  
3rd Century  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Romance  

Branch
Tibeto-Burman  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Dzongkha  
Portuguese  

Language Position
Not Available  
6  
6

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Signed Portuguese  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
dz  
pt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
dzo  
por  

ISO 639 2/B
dzo  
por  

ISO 639 3
dzo  
por  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1307  
port1283  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
51-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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All Dzongkha and Portuguese 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 Portuguese dialects. Various dialects of Dzongkha and Portuguese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Dzongkha are spoken in different Dzongkha Speaking Countries whereas Portuguese Dialects are spoken in different Portuguese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Dzongkha vs Portuguese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Dzongkha dialects include: Laya, Lunana. Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese , European Portuguese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Dzongkha and Portuguese Speaking population

Dzongkha and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Dzongkha and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Dzongkha and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Dzongkha language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 %. 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 Portuguese on Dzongkha vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Dzongkha and Portuguese Language Codes

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