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Dzongkha and Telugu


Telugu and Dzongkha


Countries

Countries
Bhutan  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

National Language
Bhutan  
Andra Pradesh, India  

Second Language
India  
Karnataka  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
India  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu  

Regulated By
Dzongkha Development Commission  
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh  

Interesting Facts
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  
  • Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
  • Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  

Similar To
Sikkimese Language  
Tamil  

Derived From
Tibetan Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
95  
39
60  
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
19  
16

How Many Consonants
30  
20
41  
30

Scripts
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille  
Telugu Script  

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  
హలో (Halō)  

Thank You
Kaadinchhey La  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  

How Are You?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  

Good Night
lek shom ay zim  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
Not Available  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  

Good Afternoon
Not Available  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  

Good Morning
Not Available  
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  

Please
Not Available  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  

Sorry
Tsip maza  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  

Bye
Log Jay Gay  
బై (Bai)  

I Love You
Nga cheu lu ga  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  

Excuse Me
Tsip maza  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Laya  
Waddar  

Where They Speak
Bhutan  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  

How Many People Speak
1,100.00  
99+
170,000.00  
39

Dialect 2
Lunana  
Chenchu  

Where They Speak
Bhutan  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  

How Many People Speak
700.00  
99+
26,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Adap  
Manna-Dora  

Where They Speak
Bhutan  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
30,000.00  
32

Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available  
38  
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.64 million  
99+
80.00 million  
20

Speaking Population
Not Available  
1.15 %  
15

Native Speakers
0.17 million  
99+
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
0.47 million  
37
5.00 million  
29

Native Name
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)  
తెలుగు (telugu)  

Alternative Names
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar  
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan  

French Name
dzongkha  
télougou  

German Name
Dzongkha  
Telugu-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Ngalop people  
Telugu people  

History

Origin
17th Century  
c. 575  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Tibeto-Burman  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Early Telugu epigraphy  

Standard Forms
Dzongkha  
Telugu  

Language Position
Not Available  
15  
14

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
dz  
te  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
dzo  
tel  

ISO 639 2/B
dzo  
tel  

ISO 639 3
dzo  
tel  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1307  
telu1262  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
No data available  

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

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Dzongkha and Telugu Speaking population

Dzongkha and Telugu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Dzongkha and Telugu languages can be compared. The total count of Dzongkha and Telugu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Dzongkha language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 %. 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 Telugu on Dzongkha vs Telugu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Dzongkha and Telugu Language Codes

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