Countries
Bhutan
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
Bhutan
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
India
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
India
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Dzongkha Development Commission
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
Similar To
Sikkimese Language
Malayalam
Derived From
Tibetan Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Tamil
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Kuzoozangpo La
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Kaadinchhey La
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
lek shom ay zim
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Not Available
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Not Available
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Not Available
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Not Available
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Tsip maza
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Log Jay Gay
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Nga cheu lu ga
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Tsip maza
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Kongu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Lunana
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Bhutan
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Adap
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Bhutan
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
dzongkha
tamoul
German Name
Dzongkha
Tamil
Pronunciation
Not available
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Ngalop people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
17th Century
300 BC
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Tibeto-Burman
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Dzongkha
Modern Tamil
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
nucl1307
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data Available
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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Dzongkha and Tamil Speaking population
Dzongkha and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Dzongkha and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Dzongkha and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Dzongkha language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. 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 Tamil on Dzongkha vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Dzongkha and Tamil Language Codes
Dzongkha and Tamil language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Dzongkha and Tamil Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
