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Ilocano and Dzongkha


Dzongkha and Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Bhutan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Philippines  
Bhutan  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
India  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
India  

Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language  
Dzongkha Development Commission  

Interesting Facts
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  

Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  
Sikkimese Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Tibetan Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
95  
39

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
20  
10
30  
20

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin  
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw  
Kuzoozangpo La  

Thank You
Agyamanak  
Kaadinchhey La  

How Are You?
Kumusta?  
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?  

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii  
lek shom ay zim  

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam  
Not Available  

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem  
Not Available  

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat  
Not Available  

Please
Not available  
Not Available  

Sorry
Agpakawanak  
Tsip maza  

Bye
Pakada  
Log Jay Gay  

I Love You
Ayayatenka  
Nga cheu lu ga  

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen  
Tsip maza  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao  
Laya  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Bhutan  

How Many People Speak
21,000.00  
99+
1,100.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Bontoc  
Lunana  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Bhutan  

How Many People Speak
41,000.00  
39
700.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Not present  
Adap  

Where They Speak
Not present  
Bhutan  

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
Not Available  

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.10 million  
99+
0.64 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.14 %  
99+
Not Available  

Native Speakers
9.10 million  
99+
0.17 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
0.47 million  
37

Native Name
ilokano  
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)  

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

French Name
ilocano  
dzongkha  

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache  
Dzongkha  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not available  

Ethnicity
Ilocano people  
Ngalop people  

History

Origin
18th Century  
17th Century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Tibeto-Burman  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano  
Dzongkha  

Language Position
94  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
dz  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo  
dzo  

ISO 639 2/B
ilo  
dzo  

ISO 639 3
ilo  
dzo  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
ilok1237  
nucl1307  

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

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Ilocano and Dzongkha Speaking population

Ilocano and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % 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 Ilocano and Dzongkha on Ilocano vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Ilocano and Dzongkha Language Codes

Ilocano and Dzongkha language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Ilocano and Dzongkha Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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