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Urdu and Dzongkha


Dzongkha and Urdu


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
Bhutan   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

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

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

Alphabets
52   
31
95   
39

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
5   
2

How Many Consonants
40   
29
30   
20

Scripts
Arabic   
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille   

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

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   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Dakhini   
Laya   

Where They Speak
India   
Bhutan   

How Many People Speak
11,000,000.00   
12
1,100.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu   
Lunana   

Where They Speak
India   
Bhutan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
700.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Rekhta   
Adap   

Where They Speak
South Asia   
Bhutan   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
Not Available   

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
104.00 million   
15
0.64 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.99 %   
20
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   

History

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
20   
18
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Urdu   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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   

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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.

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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.

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