Countries
India, Karnataka, India
  
Bhutan
  
National Language
Karnataka, India
  
Bhutan
  
Second Language
Goa
  
India
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
India
  
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
Dzongkha Development Commission
  
Interesting Facts
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  
Similar To
Telugu
  
Sikkimese Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Tibetan Language
  
Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
Kuzoozangpo La
  
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
Kaadinchhey La
  
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
  
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
lek shom ay zim
  
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
Not Available
  
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
Not Available
  
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
Not Available
  
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
Tsip maza
  
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
Log Jay Gay
  
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Nga cheu lu ga
  
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Tsip maza
  
Dialect 1
Badaga
  
Laya
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
Bhutan
  
Dialect 2
Urali
  
Lunana
  
Where They Speak
kerala
  
Bhutan
  
Dialect 3
Kurumba
  
Adap
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
Bhutan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million
  
29
0.64 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
0.17 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
  
21
0.47 million
  
37
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
  
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
  
French Name
kannada
  
dzongkha
  
German Name
Kannada
  
Dzongkha
  
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
  
Ngalop people
  
Origin
c. 450
  
17th Century
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Tibeto-Burman
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
  
Dzongkha
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
kn
  
dz
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kan
  
dzo
  
ISO 639 2/B
kan
  
dzo
  
ISO 639 3
kan
  
dzo
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1305
  
nucl1307
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Kannada and Dzongkha Speaking population
Kannada and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % 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 Kannada and Dzongkha on Kannada vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kannada and Dzongkha Language Codes
Kannada and Dzongkha language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kannada and Dzongkha Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.