How many people speak Dzongkha and Lao?

Dzongkha native speakers vs Lao native speakers

How many people speak Dzongkha and Lao languages tells about Dzongkha native speakers vs Lao native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 0.17 million people speak Dzongkha as native language while 25.00 million people speak Lao as native language. You can also go to Dzongkha vs Lao Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Dzongkha and Lao language. In some regions, Dzongkha and Lao languages are used as second language. There are 0.47 million speakers who use Dzongkha as second language and no estimate of people speaking Lao as second language.

Native Names of Dzongkha and Lao

Native names are used in the Dzongkha and Lao Speaking Countries. Both Dzongkha and Lao languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Dzongkha and Lao you will get to know the native names of Dzongkha and Lao languages. The native name of Dzongkha is རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha) and native name of Lao is ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo). The alternative names of Dzongkha and Lao languages are as follows:

• Dzongkha alternative names are: Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
• Lao alternative names are: Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao

The French name of Dzongkha is dzongkha whereas German name of Dzongkha is Dzongkha. The German name of Lao is Laotisch whereas French name of Lao is dzongkha.