Konkani and Dzongkha
National Language
India
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
Govenment of Goa
Dzongkha Development Commission
Interesting Facts
- Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
- Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
Similar To
Marathi
Sikkimese Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Tibetan Language
Alphabets in
Kokani-Alphabets.jpg#200
Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Devanagari
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Namaskar
Kuzoozangpo La
Thank You
Dev Borem Korum
Kaadinchhey La
How Are You?
kaso assa?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
Good Night
Rati Boren Zavonn
lek shom ay zim
Good Evening
Sanj Borem Zavonn
Not Available
Good Afternoon
Not Available
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Good Morning
Dis Borem Zavonn
Not Available
Please
Chike
Not Available
I Love You
hav tujo mog korta.
Nga cheu lu ga
Excuse Me
upkar korxi
Tsip maza
Where They Speak
Goa
Bhutan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Not present
Lunana
Where They Speak
Not Available
Bhutan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not present
Adap
Where They Speak
Not Available
Bhutan
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Kōṅkaṇī
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
Alternative Names
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
French Name
konkani
dzongkha
German Name
Konkani
Dzongkha
Pronunciation
kõkɳi
Not available
Ethnicity
Konkanis
Ngalop people
Origin
1209 A.D.
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Not Available
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Branch
Not Available
Tibeto-Burman
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Kokani
Dzongkha
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
dz
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
goan1235
nucl1307
Linguasphere
No data available
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
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All Konkani 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 Konkani and Dzongkha dialects. Various dialects of Konkani and Dzongkha language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Konkani are spoken in different Konkani Speaking Countries whereas Dzongkha Dialects are spoken in different Dzongkha speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Konkani vs Dzongkha Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Konkani dialects include: Antruz Dzongkha dialects include: Laya , Lunana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Konkani and Dzongkha Speaking population
Konkani and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which Konkani and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of Konkani and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Konkani language is 0.11 % 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 Konkani and Dzongkha on Konkani vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Konkani and Dzongkha Language Codes
Konkani and Dzongkha language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Konkani and Dzongkha Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.