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Thai and Dzongkha


Dzongkha and Thai


Countries

Countries
Thailand  
Bhutan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Thailand  
Bhutan  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
India  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos  
India  

Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)  
Dzongkha Development Commission  

Interesting Facts
  • Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
  • You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
  
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  

Similar To
Lao Language  
Sikkimese Language  

Derived From
Khmer Language  
Tibetan Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
95  
39

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
32  
21
5  
2

How Many Consonants
44  
33
30  
20

Scripts
Thai  
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
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  
Kuzoozangpo La  

Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)  
Kaadinchhey La  

How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)  
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?  

Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)  
lek shom ay zim  

Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  
Not Available  

Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)  
Not Available  

Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)  
Not Available  

Please
โปรด (Pord)  
Not Available  

Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  
Tsip maza  

Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)  
Log Jay Gay  

I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)  
Nga cheu lu ga  

Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  
Tsip maza  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Isan  
Laya  

Where They Speak
Isan  
Bhutan  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
10
1,100.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Thai  
Lunana  

Where They Speak
Northern Thailand  
Bhutan  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
13
700.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Southern Thai  
Adap  

Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi  
Bhutan  

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00  
8
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
9  
9
Not Available  

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million  
27
0.64 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.85 %  
23
Not Available  

Native Speakers
20.00 million  
37
0.17 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
40.00 million  
15
0.47 million  
37

Native Name
ภาษาไทย  
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)  

Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang  
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar  

French Name
thaï  
dzongkha  

German Name
Thailändisch  
Dzongkha  

Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]  
Not available  

Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese  
Ngalop people  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
17th Century  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Tibeto-Burman  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Thai  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Thai  
Dzongkha  

Language Position
47  
34
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
th  
dz  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tha  
dzo  

ISO 639 2/B
tha  
dzo  

ISO 639 3
tha  
dzo  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
thai1261  
nucl1307  

Linguasphere
47-AAA-b  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
Not Available  

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

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Thai and Dzongkha Speaking population

Thai and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which Thai and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of Thai and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Thai language is 0.85 % 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 Thai and Dzongkha on Thai vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Thai and Dzongkha Language Codes

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

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