Countries
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
Bhutan
National Language
Germany
Bhutan
Second Language
North Dakota, United States of America
India
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
India
Regulated By
Council for German Orthography
Dzongkha Development Commission
Interesting Facts
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
Similar To
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Sikkimese Language
Derived From
Albanian Languages
Tibetan Language
Alphabets in
German-Alphabets.jpg#200
Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
hallo
Kuzoozangpo La
Thank You
Danke
Kaadinchhey La
How Are You?
Wie geht es dir?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
Good Night
gute Nacht
lek shom ay zim
Good Evening
guten Abend
Not Available
Good Afternoon
guten Tag
Not Available
Good Morning
guten Morgen
Not Available
Please
bitte
Not Available
Sorry
Verzeihung
Tsip maza
I Love You
Ich liebe dich
Nga cheu lu ga
Excuse Me
Entschuldigung
Tsip maza
Dialect 1
Swiss German
Laya
Where They Speak
Switzerland
Bhutan
Dialect 2
Swabian German
Lunana
Where They Speak
Germany
Bhutan
Dialect 3
Texas German
Adap
Where They Speak
Texas
Bhutan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Deutsch
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
Alternative Names
Deutsch, Tedesco
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
French Name
allemand
dzongkha
German Name
Deutsch
Dzongkha
Pronunciation
[ˈdɔʏtʃ]
Not available
Ethnicity
Germans
Ngalop people
Origin
6th Century AD
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Not Available
Branch
Western
Tibeto-Burman
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
German Standard German, Swiss Standard German and Austrian Standard German
Dzongkha
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed German
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
deus
Not Available
Glottocode
high1287, uppe1397
nucl1307
Linguasphere
52-ACB–dl & -dm
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb, Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Not Available
All German 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 German and Dzongkha dialects. Various dialects of German and Dzongkha language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of German are spoken in different German Speaking Countries whereas Dzongkha Dialects are spoken in different Dzongkha speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking German vs Dzongkha Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the German dialects include: Swiss German, Swabian German. Dzongkha dialects include: Laya , Lunana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
German and Dzongkha Speaking population
German and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which German and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of German and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking German language is 1.39 % 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 German and Dzongkha on German vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
German and Dzongkha Language Codes
German and Dzongkha language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. German and Dzongkha Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.