Countries
Bhutan
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
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 in
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Scripts
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Latin
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
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
I Love You
Nga cheu lu ga
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
Tsip maza
desculpe me
Dialect 1
Laya
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Brazil
Dialect 2
Lunana
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Portugal
Dialect 3
Adap
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Daman and Diu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
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
Origin
17th Century
3rd Century
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Romance
Branch
Tibeto-Burman
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Dzongkha
Portuguese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1307
port1283
Linguasphere
No data Available
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
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.
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
Dzongkha and Portuguese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Dzongkha and Portuguese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.