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Kannada and Dzongkha


Dzongkha and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India   
Bhutan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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

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

Alphabets
49   
29
95   
39

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14   
11
5   
2

How Many Consonants
35   
25
30   
20

Scripts
Kannada Script   
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

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   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga   
Laya   

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris   
Bhutan   

How Many People Speak
540,000.00   
33
1,100.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Urali   
Lunana   

Where They Speak
kerala   
Bhutan   

How Many People Speak
6,440.00   
99+
700.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Kurumba   
Adap   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu   
Bhutan   

How Many People Speak
220,000.00   
23
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
20   
18
Not Available   

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million   
29
0.64 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
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   

History

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
31   
25
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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   

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

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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

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