Dzongkha and Somali
Countries
Bhutan
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Bhutan
Somalia
Second Language
India
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
India
Yemen
Regulated By
Dzongkha Development Commission
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Interesting Facts
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
Similar To
Sikkimese Language
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Tibetan Language
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Kuzoozangpo La
Hello
Thank You
Kaadinchhey La
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
lek shom ay zim
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
Not Available
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
Not Available
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
Not Available
Subax wanaagsan
Please
Not Available
Fadlan
Bye
Log Jay Gay
caraysiiyo
I Love You
Nga cheu lu ga
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
Tsip maza
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Laya
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Gabon, Standard Somali
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Lunana
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Adap
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Standard Somali
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
dzongkha
somali
German Name
Dzongkha
Somali
Pronunciation
Not available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Ngalop people
Somalis
Origin
17th Century
19th century
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Cushitic
Branch
Tibeto-Burman
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Dzongkha
Somali
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1307
soma1255
Linguasphere
No data Available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Dzongkha and Somali 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 Somali dialects. Various dialects of Dzongkha and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Dzongkha are spoken in different Dzongkha Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Dzongkha vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Dzongkha dialects include: Laya, Lunana. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Dzongkha and Somali Speaking population
Dzongkha and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Dzongkha and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Dzongkha and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Dzongkha language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available. 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 Somali on Dzongkha vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Dzongkha and Somali Language Codes
Dzongkha and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Dzongkha and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.