Countries
India, Pakistan
  
Bhutan
  
National Language
Pakistan
  
Bhutan
  
Second Language
Pakistan
  
India
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
India
  
India
  
Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
  
Dzongkha Development Commission
  
Interesting Facts
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  
Similar To
Arabic and Hindi Languages
  
Sikkimese Language
  
Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language
  
Tibetan Language
  
Alphabets in
Urdu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic
  
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
خوش آمديد
  
Kuzoozangpo La
  
Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ
  
Kaadinchhey La
  
How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
  
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
  
Good Night
گڈ نائٹ
  
lek shom ay zim
  
Good Evening
سلام علیکم
  
Not Available
  
Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ
  
Not Available
  
Please
براہ مہربانی
  
Not Available
  
Sorry
معاف کرنا
  
Tsip maza
  
Bye
الوداع
  
Log Jay Gay
  
I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت
  
Nga cheu lu ga
  
Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا
  
Tsip maza
  
Dialect 1
Dakhini
  
Laya
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Bhutan
  
How Many People Speak
11,000,000.00
  
12
Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu
  
Lunana
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Bhutan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Rekhta
  
Adap
  
Where They Speak
South Asia
  
Bhutan
  
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
104.00 million
  
15
0.64 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
61.00 million
  
19
0.17 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
43.00 million
  
14
0.47 million
  
37
Native Name
اُردُو
  
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
  
Alternative Names
Bihari
  
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
  
French Name
ourdou
  
dzongkha
  
German Name
Urdu
  
Dzongkha
  
Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Ngalop people
  
Origin
12th Century CE
  
17th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Indic
  
Tibeto-Burman
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Standard Urdu
  
Dzongkha
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Urdu
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ur
  
dz
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
urd
  
dzo
  
ISO 639 2/B
urd
  
dzo
  
ISO 639 3
urd
  
dzo
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
urdu1245
  
nucl1307
  
Linguasphere
59-AAF-q
  
No data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available
  
All Urdu 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 Urdu and Dzongkha dialects. Various dialects of Urdu and Dzongkha language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Urdu are spoken in different Urdu Speaking Countries whereas Dzongkha Dialects are spoken in different Dzongkha speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Urdu vs Dzongkha Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Urdu dialects include: Dakhini, Hyderabadi Urdu. Dzongkha dialects include: Laya , Lunana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Urdu and Dzongkha Speaking population
Urdu and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which Urdu and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of Urdu and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 % 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 Urdu and Dzongkha on Urdu vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Urdu and Dzongkha Language Codes
Urdu and Dzongkha language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Urdu and Dzongkha Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.