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Telugu and Dzongkha


Dzongkha and Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   
Bhutan   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
1   
14

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India   
Bhutan   

Second Language
Karnataka   
India   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu   
India   

Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh   
Dzongkha Development Commission   

Interesting Facts
  • Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
  • Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  

Similar To
Tamil   
Sikkimese Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Tibetan Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60   
35
95   
39

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19   
16
5   
2

How Many Consonants
41   
30
30   
20

Scripts
Telugu Script   
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
హలో (Halō)   
Kuzoozangpo La   

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)   
Kaadinchhey La   

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)   
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?   

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)   
lek shom ay zim   

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)   
Not Available   

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)   
Not Available   

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)   
Not Available   

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)   
Tsip maza   

Bye
బై (Bai)   
Log Jay Gay   

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)   
Nga cheu lu ga   

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)   
Tsip maza   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar   
Laya   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   
Bhutan   

How Many People Speak
170,000.00   
39
1,100.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Chenchu   
Lunana   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   
Bhutan   

How Many People Speak
26,000.00   
99+
700.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora   
Adap   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   
Bhutan   

How Many People Speak
30,000.00   
32
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
38   
28
Not Available   

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million   
20
0.64 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.15 %   
15
Not Available   

Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
0.17 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million   
29
0.47 million   
37

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)   
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)   

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan   
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar   

French Name
télougou   
dzongkha   

German Name
Telugu-Sprache   
Dzongkha   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not available   

Ethnicity
Telugu people   
Ngalop people   

History

Origin
c. 575   
17th Century   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Tibeto-Burman   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Telugu   
Dzongkha   

Language Position
15   
14
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
te   
dz   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel   
dzo   

ISO 639 2/B
tel   
dzo   

ISO 639 3
tel   
dzo   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
telu1262   
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 Telugu 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 Telugu and Dzongkha dialects. Various dialects of Telugu and Dzongkha language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Telugu are spoken in different Telugu Speaking Countries whereas Dzongkha Dialects are spoken in different Dzongkha speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Telugu vs Dzongkha Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Telugu dialects include: Waddar, Chenchu. Dzongkha dialects include: Laya , Lunana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Telugu and Dzongkha Speaking population

Telugu and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % 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 Telugu and Dzongkha on Telugu vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Telugu and Dzongkha Language Codes

Telugu and Dzongkha language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Telugu and Dzongkha Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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