Countries
India
  
Bhutan
  
National Language
India
  
Bhutan
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
India
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
India
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Dzongkha Development Commission
  
Interesting Facts
- Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
- Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original language.
  
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  
Similar To
Kannada Language
  
Sikkimese Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Tibetan Language
  
Alphabets in
Tulu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Namaskara
  
Kuzoozangpo La
  
Thank You
Mast Upakara.
  
Kaadinchhey La
  
How Are You?
Yencha Ullar?
  
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
  
Good Night
yedde rathre
  
lek shom ay zim
  
Good Evening
yedde baiyya
  
Not Available
  
Good Afternoon
yedde madhyana
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
yedde kaande
  
Not Available
  
Please
Daya maltadu
  
Not Available
  
Sorry
Yenna thapu aandu
  
Tsip maza
  
Bye
Barpe
  
Log Jay Gay
  
I Love You
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye
  
Nga cheu lu ga
  
Excuse Me
Kshamisi
  
Tsip maza
  
Dialect 1
Brahmin tulu
  
Laya
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu
  
Bhutan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Jain
  
Lunana
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu
  
Bhutan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Girijan
  
Adap
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu
  
Bhutan
  
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
1.70 million
  
99+
0.64 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
1.70 million
  
99+
0.17 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
0.47 million
  
37
Native Name
Tulu
  
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
  
Alternative Names
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa
  
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
  
French Name
Not Available
  
dzongkha
  
German Name
Not Available
  
Dzongkha
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Tuluva
  
Ngalop people
  
Origin
14
  
17th Century
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Tibeto-Burman
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Tulu
  
Dzongkha
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
dz
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
Not Available
  
dzo
  
ISO 639 2/B
Not Available
  
dzo
  
ISO 639 3
tcy
  
dzo
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
tulu1258
  
nucl1307
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
All Tulu 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 Tulu and Dzongkha dialects. Various dialects of Tulu and Dzongkha language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tulu are spoken in different Tulu Speaking Countries whereas Dzongkha Dialects are spoken in different Dzongkha speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tulu vs Dzongkha Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tulu dialects include: Brahmin tulu, Jain. Dzongkha dialects include: Laya , Lunana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Tulu and Dzongkha Speaking population
Tulu and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tulu and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of Tulu and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tulu 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 Tulu and Dzongkha on Tulu vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tulu and Dzongkha Language Codes
Tulu and Dzongkha language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tulu and Dzongkha Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.