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Dzongkha and Sundanese


Sundanese and Dzongkha


Countries

Countries
Bhutan  
West Java  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bhutan  
Indonesia  

Second Language
India  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
India  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Dzongkha Development Commission  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  

Similar To
Sikkimese Language  
Madurese and Malay Languages  

Derived From
Tibetan Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
95  
39
Not Available  

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
30  
20
16  
6

Scripts
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille  
Latin, Sundanese  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Greetings

Hello
Kuzoozangpo La  
Halo  

Thank You
Kaadinchhey La  
Nuhun  

How Are You?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?  
Kumaha kabarna?  

Good Night
lek shom ay zim  
Wilujeng kulem  

Good Evening
Not Available  
Wilujeng wengi  

Good Afternoon
Not Available  
Wilujeng siang  

Good Morning
Not Available  
Wilujeng énjing  

Please
Not Available  
Mangga  

Sorry
Tsip maza  
Hapunten  

Bye
Log Jay Gay  
Wilujeng angkat  

I Love You
Nga cheu lu ga  
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun  

Excuse Me
Tsip maza  
Punten  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Laya  
Western dialect  

Where They Speak
Bhutan  
Banten  

How Many People Speak
1,100.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Lunana  
Northern dialect  

Where They Speak
Bhutan  
Bogor  

How Many People Speak
700.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Adap  
Priangan dialect  

Where They Speak
Bhutan  
Bandung  

Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available  
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.64 million  
99+
39.00 million  
32

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.57 %  
27

Native Speakers
0.17 million  
99+
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
0.47 million  
37
Not Available  

Native Name
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)  
Not Available  

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

French Name
dzongkha  
soundanais  

German Name
Dzongkha  
Sundanesisch  

Pronunciation
Not available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Ngalop people  
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui  

History

Origin
17th Century  
5th century AD  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Indonesian  

Branch
Tibeto-Burman  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Dzongkha  
Sundanese  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
dz  
su  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
dzo  
sun  

ISO 639 2/B
dzo  
sun  

ISO 639 3
dzo  
sun  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1307  
sund1251  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
No data available  

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

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Dzongkha and Sundanese Speaking population

Dzongkha and Sundanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Dzongkha and Sundanese languages can be compared. The total count of Dzongkha and Sundanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Dzongkha language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 %. 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 Sundanese on Dzongkha vs Sundanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Dzongkha and Sundanese Language Codes

Dzongkha and Sundanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Dzongkha and Sundanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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