Dzongkha and Xhosa
Countries
Bhutan
South Africa
National Language
Bhutan
South Africa
Second Language
India
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
India
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Dzongkha Development Commission
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
Similar To
Sikkimese Language
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Tibetan Language
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Latin
Writing Direction
Not Available
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Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Kuzoozangpo La
Molo
Thank You
Kaadinchhey La
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
Unjani
Good Night
lek shom ay zim
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
Not Available
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
Not Available
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
Not Available
Molo
Please
Not Available
Ndicela
Sorry
Tsip maza
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
Log Jay Gay
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
Nga cheu lu ga
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
Tsip maza
Uxolo
Where They Speak
Bhutan
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Bhutan
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Bhutan
South Africa
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
dzongkha
xhosa
German Name
Dzongkha
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Ngalop people
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
17th Century
16th Century
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Benue-Congo
Branch
Tibeto-Burman
Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Dzongkha
isiXhosa
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
nucl1307
xhos1239
Linguasphere
No data Available
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Dzongkha and Xhosa 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 Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Dzongkha and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Dzongkha are spoken in different Dzongkha Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Dzongkha vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Dzongkha dialects include: Laya, Lunana. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Dzongkha and Xhosa Speaking population
Dzongkha and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Dzongkha and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Dzongkha and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Dzongkha language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 %. 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 Xhosa on Dzongkha vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Dzongkha and Xhosa Language Codes
Dzongkha and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Dzongkha and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.