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Punjabi and Dzongkha


Dzongkha and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Bhutan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Bhutan  

Second Language
Pakistan  
India  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
India  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Dzongkha Development Commission  

Interesting Facts
  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Sikkimese Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Tibetan Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
95  
39

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
5  
2

How Many Consonants
41  
30
30  
20

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
Not Available  

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
Kuzoozangpo La  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
Kaadinchhey La  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
lek shom ay zim  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Not Available  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
Not Available  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Not Available  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
Not Available  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
Tsip maza  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
Log Jay Gay  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
Nga cheu lu ga  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
Tsip maza  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Laya  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Bhutan  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
22
1,100.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Lunana  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Bhutan  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
5
700.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Adap  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
Bhutan  

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
Not Available  

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million  
12
0.64 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
11
Not Available  

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
0.17 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
12
0.47 million  
37

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar  

French Name
pendjabi  
dzongkha  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Dzongkha  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
Not available  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Ngalop people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
17th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Not Available  

Branch
Indic  
Tibeto-Burman  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Dzongkha  

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Not Available  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
dz  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
dzo  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
dzo  

ISO 639 3
pan  
dzo  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
panj1256  
nucl1307  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Not Available  

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

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Punjabi and Dzongkha Speaking population

Punjabi and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % 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 Punjabi and Dzongkha on Punjabi vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Dzongkha Language Codes

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