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Tamil and Dzongkha


Dzongkha and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Bhutan  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
1  
14

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Bhutan  

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry  
India  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  
India  

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  
Dzongkha Development Commission  

Interesting Facts
  • Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
  • The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
    •   
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  

Similar To
Malayalam  
Sikkimese Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Tibetan Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247  
99+
95  
39

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
5  
2

How Many Consonants
18  
8
30  
20

Scripts
Tamil  
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
Not Available  

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  
Kuzoozangpo La  

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  
Kaadinchhey La  

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?  

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  
lek shom ay zim  

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  
Not Available  

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  
Not Available  

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  
Not Available  

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)  
Not Available  

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  
Tsip maza  

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  
Log Jay Gay  

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  
Nga cheu lu ga  

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  
Tsip maza  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu  
Laya  

Where They Speak
Kongu  
Bhutan  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
1,100.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Lunana  

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  
Bhutan  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
700.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Adap  

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  
Bhutan  

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
Not Available  

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million  
21
0.64 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
19
Not Available  

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
0.17 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
24
0.47 million  
37

Native Name
தமிழ்  
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)  

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar  

French Name
tamoul  
dzongkha  

German Name
Tamil  
Dzongkha  

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  
Not available  

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans  
Ngalop people  

History

Origin
300 BC  
17th Century  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Tibeto-Burman  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil  
Dzongkha  

Language Position
18  
16
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ta  
dz  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam  
dzo  

ISO 639 2/B
tam  
dzo  

ISO 639 3
tam  
dzo  

ISO 639 6
tam  
Not Available  

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248  
nucl1307  

Linguasphere
tami1289  
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 Tamil 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 Tamil and Dzongkha dialects. Various dialects of Tamil and Dzongkha language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tamil are spoken in different Tamil Speaking Countries whereas Dzongkha Dialects are spoken in different Dzongkha speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tamil vs Dzongkha Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tamil dialects include: Kongu, Madurai Tamil. Dzongkha dialects include: Laya , Lunana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Tamil and Dzongkha Speaking population

Tamil and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % 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 Tamil and Dzongkha on Tamil vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Dzongkha Language Codes

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