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Dzongkha and French


Countries

Countries
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu   
Bhutan   

Total No. Of Countries
32   
3
1   
14

National Language
France   
Bhutan   

Second Language
Africa, Canada   
India   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America   
Asia   

Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   
India   

Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   
Dzongkha Development Commission   

Interesting Facts
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  

Similar To
Italian Language   
Sikkimese Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Tibetan Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
95   
39

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
5   
2

How Many Consonants
20   
10
30   
20

Scripts
Latin   
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
bonjour   
Kuzoozangpo La   

Thank You
Merci   
Kaadinchhey La   

How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?   
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?   

Good Night
bonne Nuit   
lek shom ay zim   

Good Evening
bonsoir   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi   
Not Available   

Good Morning
Bonjour   
Not Available   

Please
S'il vous plaît   
Not Available   

Sorry
désolé   
Tsip maza   

Bye
au revoir   
Log Jay Gay   

I Love You
Je t'aime   
Nga cheu lu ga   

Excuse Me
Excuse Moi   
Tsip maza   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Quebec French   
Laya   

Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   
Bhutan   

How Many People Speak
6,200,000.00   
15
1,100.00   
99+

Dialect 2
African French   
Lunana   

Where They Speak
Africa   
Bhutan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
700.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Swiss French   
Adap   

Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland   
Bhutan   

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00   
16
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
Not Available   

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million   
11
0.64 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.12 %   
17
Not Available   

Native Speakers
76.00 million   
13
0.17 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
87.00 million   
11
0.47 million   
37

Native Name
français   
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)   

Alternative Names
Français   
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar   

French Name
français   
dzongkha   

German Name
Französisch   
Dzongkha   

Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   
Not available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Ngalop people   

History

Origin
9th Century   
17th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Tibeto-Burman   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard French   
Dzongkha   

Language Position
13   
12
Not Available   

Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
fr   
dz   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fra   
dzo   

ISO 639 2/B
fre   
dzo   

ISO 639 3
fra   
dzo   

ISO 639 6
fras   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1290   
nucl1307   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-i   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

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French and Dzongkha Speaking population

French and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which French and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of French and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Dzongkha language is Not Available. 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 French and Dzongkha on French vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

French and Dzongkha Language Codes

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