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Malayalam and Dzongkha


Dzongkha and Malayalam


Countries

Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry   
Bhutan   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry   
Bhutan   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
India   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands   
India   

Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala   
Dzongkha Development Commission   

Interesting Facts
  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
  
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  

Similar To
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages   
Sikkimese Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Tibetan Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
95   
39

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
15   
12
5   
2

How Many Consonants
41   
30
30   
20

Scripts
Brahmic family and derivatives   
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
ഹലോ (halēā)   
Kuzoozangpo La   

Thank You
നന്ദി (nandi)   
Kaadinchhey La   

How Are You?
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)   
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?   

Good Night
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)   
lek shom ay zim   

Good Evening
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)   
Not Available   

Good Morning
രാവിലെ (rāvile)   
Not Available   

Please
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)   
Not Available   

Sorry
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)   
Tsip maza   

Bye
വിട (viṭa)   
Log Jay Gay   

I Love You
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)   
Nga cheu lu ga   

Excuse Me
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)   
Tsip maza   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Judeo-Malayalam   
Laya   

Where They Speak
Israel, kerala   
Bhutan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,100.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Mappila   
Lunana   

Where They Speak
India   
Bhutan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
700.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Pandy Malayalam   
Adap   

Where They Speak
France, kerala   
Bhutan   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
Not Available   

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
38.00 million   
33
0.64 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.57 %   
27
Not Available   

Native Speakers
38.00 million   
26
0.17 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
0.47 million   
37

Native Name
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)   
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)   

Alternative Names
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla   
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar   

French Name
malayalam   
dzongkha   

German Name
Malayalam   
Dzongkha   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not available   

Ethnicity
Malayali   
Ngalop people   

History

Origin
9th Century   
17th Century   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Tibeto-Burman   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early form   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Malayalam   
Dzongkha   

Language Position
29   
24
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ml   
dz   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mal   
dzo   

ISO 639 2/B
mal   
dzo   

ISO 639 3
mal   
dzo   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mala1464   
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
Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

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Malayalam and Dzongkha Speaking population

Malayalam and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malayalam and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of Malayalam and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 % 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 Malayalam and Dzongkha on Malayalam vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malayalam and Dzongkha Language Codes

Malayalam and Dzongkha language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malayalam and Dzongkha Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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