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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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