How many people speak Dzongkha and Tibetan languages tells about Dzongkha native speakers vs Tibetan native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 0.17 million people speak Dzongkha as native language while 1.20 million people speak Tibetan as native language. You can also go to Dzongkha vs Tibetan Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Dzongkha and Tibetan language. In some regions, Dzongkha and Tibetan languages are used as second language. There are 0.47 million speakers who use Dzongkha as second language and no estimate of people speaking Tibetan as second language.
Native names are used in the Dzongkha and Tibetan Speaking Countries. Both Dzongkha and Tibetan languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Dzongkha and Tibetan you will get to know the native names of Dzongkha and Tibetan languages. The native name of Dzongkha is རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha) and native name of Tibetan is བོད་སྐད་ (pö-gay). The alternative names of Dzongkha and Tibetan languages are as follows:
The French name of Dzongkha is dzongkha whereas German name of Dzongkha is Dzongkha. The German name of Tibetan is Tibetisch whereas French name of Tibetan is dzongkha.