Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Bhutan
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 in
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Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Brahmic family and derivatives
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
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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)
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Good Afternoon
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)
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Good Morning
രാവിലെ (rāvile)
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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
Dialect 1
Judeo-Malayalam
Laya
Where They Speak
Israel, kerala
Bhutan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
India
Bhutan
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Pandy Malayalam
Adap
Where They Speak
France, kerala
Bhutan
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
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Ethnicity
Malayali
Ngalop people
Origin
9th Century
17th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Tibeto-Burman
Early Forms
No early form
No early forms
Standard Forms
Malayalam
Dzongkha
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
mala1464
nucl1307
Linguasphere
No data available
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
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Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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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.
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.
