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
Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
  
Tamil
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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)
  
Dialect 1
Laya
  
Kongu
  
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
  
How Many People Speak?
0.64 million
  
99+
78.00 million
  
21
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Tamil
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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
  
Dzongkha and Tamil Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Dzongkha and Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Dzongkha and Tamil language. Dzongkha word for "Hello" is Kuzoozangpo La or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Dzongkha Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Dzongkha vs Tamil Difficulty
The Dzongkha vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Dzongkha Alphabets and Tamil Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Dzongkha and Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Dzongkha and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Dzongkha is Not Available while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.