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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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