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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

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Ilocano and Dzongkha Language Codes

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