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Sindhi and Dzongkha


Dzongkha and Sindhi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Bhutan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
India, Pakistan, Sindh  
Bhutan  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
India  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
India  

Regulated By
National Council For Promotion Of Sindhi Language, Sindhi Language Authority  
Dzongkha Development Commission  

Interesting Facts
  • The first writings of Sindhi language were found in 8th century CE.
  • In Sindhi language, every woord ends in a vowel.
  
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  

Similar To
Gujarati  
Sikkimese Language  

Derived From
Prakrit Language  
Tibetan Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
64  
37
95  
39

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
5  
2

How Many Consonants
42  
31
30  
20

Scripts
Arabic, Devanagari  
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Greetings

Hello
Assalam O Alaikum  
Kuzoozangpo La  

Thank You
Meharbani  
Kaadinchhey La  

How Are You?
Kehra haal aahin  
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?  

Good Night
tava kia aayo  
lek shom ay zim  

Good Evening
Sham Jo Salam  
Not Available  

Good Afternoon
Assalam o Alaikum  
Not Available  

Good Morning
Subho Bakhair  
Not Available  

Please
Mehrbani  
Not Available  

Sorry
Moon khe afsos aahe  
Tsip maza  

Bye
Allah Wahi  
Log Jay Gay  

I Love You
Man tokhe prem karyan ti  
Nga cheu lu ga  

Excuse Me
Maaf Kajo  
Tsip maza  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Siraiki  
Laya  

Where They Speak
Upper Sindh  
Bhutan  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
1,100.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Vicholi  
Lunana  

Where They Speak
Central Sindh  
Bhutan  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
700.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Lari  
Adap  

Where They Speak
Lower Sindh  
Bhutan  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
Not Available  

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
29.00 million  
37
0.64 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.39 %  
34
Not Available  

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
0.17 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
0.47 million  
37

Native Name
Not Available  
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar  

French Name
sindhi  
dzongkha  

German Name
Sindhi-Sprache  
Dzongkha  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not available  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Ngalop people  

History

Origin
711 A.D  
17th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Not Available  

Branch
Indic  
Tibeto-Burman  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Sindhi  
Dzongkha  

Language Position
50  
37
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sd  
dz  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
snd  
dzo  

ISO 639 2/B
snd  
dzo  

ISO 639 3
snd  
dzo  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
sind1272  
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
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

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Sindhi and Dzongkha Speaking population

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Sindhi and Dzongkha Language Codes

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