Kurdish and Dzongkha
Countries
Iraq, Kurdistan
Bhutan
National Language
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Bhutan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India
Speaking Continents
Middle East
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India
Regulated By
Not Available
Dzongkha Development Commission
Interesting Facts
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
Similar To
Farsi Language
Sikkimese Language
Derived From
Not Available
Tibetan Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Silaw
Kuzoozangpo La
Thank You
Sipas
Kaadinchhey La
How Are You?
Tu çawa yî?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
Good Night
Şev xweş
lek shom ay zim
Good Evening
Evare baş
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Good Afternoon
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Not Available
Good Morning
Bayanit bash
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Please
Bê zehmet
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Bye
Be xêr çî
Log Jay Gay
I Love You
Ez te hez dikem
Nga cheu lu ga
Excuse Me
Bê zehmet
Tsip maza
Dialect 1
Northern Kurdish
Laya
Where They Speak
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Bhutan
Dialect 2
Central Kurdish
Lunana
Where They Speak
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Bhutan
Dialect 3
Southern Kurdish
Adap
Where They Speak
Eastern Iraq
Bhutan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
Alternative Names
Not Available
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
French Name
kurde
dzongkha
German Name
Kurdisch
Dzongkha
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Kurds
Ngalop people
Origin
16th century CE
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
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Branch
Not Available
Tibeto-Burman
Early Forms
Not Available
No early forms
Standard Forms
Kurdish
Dzongkha
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
kurd1259
nucl1307
Linguasphere
58-AAA-a
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
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All Kurdish 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 Kurdish and Dzongkha dialects. Various dialects of Kurdish and Dzongkha language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kurdish are spoken in different Kurdish Speaking Countries whereas Dzongkha Dialects are spoken in different Dzongkha speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kurdish vs Dzongkha Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish, Central Kurdish. Dzongkha dialects include: Laya , Lunana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kurdish and Dzongkha Speaking population
Kurdish and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kurdish and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of Kurdish and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 % 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 Kurdish and Dzongkha on Kurdish vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kurdish and Dzongkha Language Codes
Kurdish and Dzongkha language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kurdish and Dzongkha Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.