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