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Dzongkha and Tamil


Tamil and Dzongkha


Countries

Countries
Bhutan   
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
6   
9

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.
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Similar To
Sikkimese Language   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Tibetan Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
95   
39
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
12   
9

How Many Consonants
30   
20
18   
8

Scripts
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille   
Tamil   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

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)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Laya   
Kongu   

Where They Speak
Bhutan   
Kongu   

How Many People Speak
1,100.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Lunana   
Madurai Tamil   

Where They Speak
Bhutan   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
700.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Adap   
Tirunelveli Tamil   

Where They Speak
Bhutan   
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   

Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available   
10   
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.64 million   
99+
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
0.17 million   
99+
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
0.47 million   
37
8.00 million   
24

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   

History

Origin
17th Century   
300 BC   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Tibeto-Burman   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   

Standard Forms
Dzongkha   
Modern Tamil   

Language Position
Not Available   
18   
16

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Tamil   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
dz   
ta   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
dzo   
tam   

ISO 639 2/B
dzo   
tam   

ISO 639 3
dzo   
tam   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
tam   

Glottocode
nucl1307   
tami1289, oldt1248   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
tami1289   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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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

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