Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
Bhutan
National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Bhutan
Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
India
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
India
Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
Dzongkha Development Commission
Interesting Facts
- In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
- Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Sikkimese Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Tibetan Language
Alphabets in
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Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Not Available
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
سلام
Kuzoozangpo La
Thank You
متشکرم
Kaadinchhey La
How Are You?
چطور هستید?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
Good Night
شب بخیر
lek shom ay zim
Good Evening
عصر بخیر
Not Available
Good Afternoon
بعد از ظهر بخیر
Not Available
Good Morning
صبح به خیر
Not Available
Please
لطفا
Not Available
I Love You
من شما را دوست دارم
Nga cheu lu ga
Excuse Me
ببخشيد!
Tsip maza
Dialect 1
Western Persian
Laya
Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq
Bhutan
Dialect 2
Dari Persian
Lunana
Where They Speak
Afganistan
Bhutan
Dialect 3
Tajik Persian
Adap
Where They Speak
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Bhutan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
فارسی
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
French Name
persan
dzongkha
German Name
Persisch
Dzongkha
Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]
Not available
Ethnicity
Persian people
Ngalop people
Origin
1500 BC
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Iranian
Tibeto-Burman
Early Forms
Old Persian and Middle Persian
No early forms
Standard Forms
Persian
Dzongkha
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Persian Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
fars1254
nucl1307
Linguasphere
58-AAC-c
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Not Available
All Persian 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 Persian and Dzongkha dialects. Various dialects of Persian and Dzongkha language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Persian are spoken in different Persian Speaking Countries whereas Dzongkha Dialects are spoken in different Dzongkha speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Persian vs Dzongkha Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Persian dialects include: Western Persian, Dari Persian. Dzongkha dialects include: Laya , Lunana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Persian and Dzongkha Speaking population
Persian and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which Persian and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of Persian and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Persian language is 0.99 % 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 Persian and Dzongkha on Persian vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Persian and Dzongkha Language Codes
Persian and Dzongkha language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Persian and Dzongkha Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
