Somali and Dzongkha
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Bhutan
National Language
Somalia
Bhutan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Asia
Minority Language
Yemen
India
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Dzongkha Development Commission
Interesting Facts
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Sikkimese Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Tibetan Language
Alphabets in
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Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Hello
Kuzoozangpo La
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
Kaadinchhey La
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
Good Night
Habeenka Good
lek shom ay zim
Good Evening
Evening Good
Not Available
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
Not Available
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
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Please
Fadlan
Not Available
Bye
caraysiiyo
Log Jay Gay
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
Nga cheu lu ga
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
Tsip maza
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Laya
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Bhutan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Lunana
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Bhutan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Adap
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Bhutan
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
af Soomaali
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
French Name
somali
dzongkha
German Name
Somali
Dzongkha
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not available
Ethnicity
Somalis
Ngalop people
Origin
19th century
17th Century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Tibeto-Burman
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Somali
Dzongkha
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
soma1255
nucl1307
Linguasphere
No data available
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
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All Somali 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 Somali and Dzongkha dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Dzongkha language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Dzongkha Dialects are spoken in different Dzongkha speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Dzongkha Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Dzongkha dialects include: Laya , Lunana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Dzongkha Speaking population
Somali and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available 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 Somali and Dzongkha on Somali vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Dzongkha Language Codes
Somali and Dzongkha language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Dzongkha Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.