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Navajo and Dzongkha


Dzongkha and Navajo


Countries

Countries
United States of America   
Bhutan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
United States of America   
Bhutan   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
India   

Speaking Continents
North America   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
India   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Dzongkha Development Commission   

Interesting Facts
  • Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
  • Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  

Similar To
Apache Language   
Sikkimese Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Tibetan Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36   
18
95   
39

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
5   
2

How Many Consonants
34   
24
30   
20

Scripts
Latin   
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Yá'át'ééh   
Kuzoozangpo La   

Thank You
Ahéhee'   
Kaadinchhey La   

How Are You?
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?   
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?   

Good Night
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'   
lek shom ay zim   

Good Evening
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
Yá'át'ééh   
Not Available   

Good Morning
Yá'át'ééh abíní   
Not Available   

Please
T'aa shoodi   
Not Available   

Sorry
Not available   
Tsip maza   

Bye
Hágoónee’   
Log Jay Gay   

I Love You
Ayóó ánííníshí   
Nga cheu lu ga   

Excuse Me
Shoohá   
Tsip maza   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Navajo1   
Laya   

Where They Speak
Arizona   
Bhutan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,100.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Navajo2   
Lunana   

Where They Speak
New Mexico   
Bhutan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
700.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Navajo3   
Adap   

Where They Speak
Utah   
Bhutan   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
Not Available   

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.70 million   
99+
0.64 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
1.70 million   
99+
0.17 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
0.47 million   
37

Native Name
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí   
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)   

Alternative Names
Navaho   
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar   

French Name
navaho   
dzongkha   

German Name
Navajo-Sprache   
Dzongkha   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not available   

Ethnicity
Navajo people   
Ngalop people   

History

Origin
1500 CE   
17th Century   

Language Family
Dené–Yeniseian Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Athapascan   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Tibeto-Burman   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Navajo   
Dzongkha   

Signed Forms
Navajo Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
nv   
dz   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nav   
dzo   

ISO 639 2/B
nav   
dzo   

ISO 639 3
nav   
dzo   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nava1243   
nucl1307   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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All Navajo 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 Navajo and Dzongkha dialects. Various dialects of Navajo and Dzongkha language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Navajo are spoken in different Navajo Speaking Countries whereas Dzongkha Dialects are spoken in different Dzongkha speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Navajo vs Dzongkha Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Navajo dialects include: Navajo1, Navajo2. Dzongkha dialects include: Laya , Lunana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Navajo and Dzongkha Speaking population

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Navajo and Dzongkha Language Codes

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

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